Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter to the AOJ for an opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC program and to provide complete notice as required by law.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for revision of an August 2018 decision denying additional VR&E services during a period of employment services, to include payment of subsistence allowance associated with on-the-job training (OJT), on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remands the case to reconcile an anomaly related to overpayment of VA compensation and military pay during the Veteran's active duty periods.

The Board granted a 10 percent initial evaluation for alopecia areata, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses related to an episode of care on April 11, 2018, is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD and an earlier effective date prior to April 17, 2017, for the grant of TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeals for restoration of 10 percent ratings for left and right knee instability were dismissed as a matter of law due to the prior restoration of these ratings.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) benefits based on his service-connected disabilities of the low back, left knee, left leg, and bilateral feet.

The Board remands the matter to clarify and reconsider claims for beneficiary travel benefits for medical care received on specific dates, including May 25, 2024, and June 1, 2024.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, to include insomnia, and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for right knee, to include as secondary to left knee disability.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with stimulant and opiod use disorder, obstructive sleep apnea associated with PTSD, and tinnitus.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) based on the evidence showing severe irritable bowel syndrome manifested by diarrhea or alternating diarrhea and constipation with more or less constant abdominal distress.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to benefits under the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregiver (PCAFC) due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's child T. is recognized as his dependent for the period prior to her eighteenth birthday in September 2018.

The Board dismissed the claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as they were freestanding earlier effective date claims, which are barred by law.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for the year 2021 was denied due to untimeliness of the application.

The Board remands the matter to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right arm condition, specifically considering the in-service injury documented in July 1986.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits because he used his service to establish eligibility for and received benefits under Chapter 30, thus disqualifying him from receiving additional benefits under Chapter 33.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to July 1, 2023 for the award of a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to November 10, 2015, for the grant of a total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was no evidence showing she was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due solely to her service-connected disabilities during the relevant period.