Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment for non-VA dental services provided on February 12, 2020, has been resolved in full by administrative action; the appeal is moot.

The appeal was dismissed as the issue of entitlement to payment for non-VA medical services provided on September 19, 2020, has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The Board granted service connection for post-operative residuals of a posterior fossa cystic tumor, finding that new and relevant evidence supports the claim.

The appeal for apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board dismissed the claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent, prior to July 9, 2021, for PTSD; an earlier effective date than July 9, 2021, for SMC(s); and an earlier effective date than December 29, 2016, for DEA benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for rhabdomyolysis, finding no credible evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The appeal regarding the reduction of compensation based on incarceration for a felony conviction was dismissed as there is no justiciable case or controversy.

The apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation to K.M. in the amount of $705.00 per month, from November 1, 2021, through April 25, 2022, was proper; the Veteran's appeal is denied.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis from October 21, 2009 to April 21, 2011 and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 for the same period.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The appeal concerning the payment of expenses for non-VA dental services provided to the Veteran on July 2, 2019, has been dismissed as the claim was administratively approved while the appeal was pending.

The Board denied the claim for an annual clothing allowance for the 2021 calendar year due to use of a topical pain relief gel and remanded the claim for an annual clothing allowance for orthotic shoe inserts.

The Board remands the matter to obtain and associate with the electronic record, the Veteran's complete VHA claims file, including any VHA file evidence, to determine whether the claim for entitlement to beneficiary travel expenses is warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for various disability ratings and benefits, except for a 20 percent rating for left lumbar radiculopathy which was granted with an effective date of May 13, 2022.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive payments for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, as there was no legal basis to grant such benefits.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for bilateral dry eye syndrome and dismissed the appeal regarding service connection for back strain.

The appeal for service connection for cellulitis, to include as secondary to tinea pedis, was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted an effective date of May 1, 2021, for the addition of the Veteran's child as a dependent to his VA disability compensation.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to August 21, 2023, and in excess of 60 percent thereafter for the service-connected HIV-related illness (to include night sweats, hot and cold, and weight loss) and entitlement to TDIU due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for athlete's foot due to an inadequate medical opinion.