Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter of service connection for insomnia disorder, as the current medical opinion is inadequate and requires an addendum to address both the causation and aggravation prongs under secondary service connection theory.

The Board remands the claim for a clothing allowance for calendar year 2023 due to missing documentation in the claims file.

The appeal to recoup special separation benefits (SSB) from the Veteran's VA disability compensation payments is denied as it is required by law.

The Board remands the matter for an informal conference with AOJ personnel to address the Veteran's request for an extension of his delimiting date.

The Board granted service connection for left hip trochanteric pain syndrome and iliopsoas tendinitis, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for additional development, specifically scheduling a VA examination.

The appeal is granted, and the overpayment of $2,502.00 created by the retroactive termination of payment of additional compensation for L. is not valid.

The appeal regarding the calculation of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33, Title 38, United States Code (Post-9/11 GI Bill) transfer of entitlement (TOE) program was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew it.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for dependency benefits for his spouse because he is not service-connected for any disability rated at 30 percent or more.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the Veteran was continuously employed and his income was not marginal.

The appeal for a survivor's pension in excess of $1,693.88 per month is dismissed due to the appellant's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for benefits under the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to an inadequate medical opinion from the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT).

The appeal for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for lumbar spine strain and degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the case for further development to properly adjudicate the claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized ambulance transport provided by North Scott County Ambulance District on July 20, 2020.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided by Joe Smith D.D.S. from November 5, 2019, to December 19, 2019, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board remands the claims for clothing allowances in calendar year 2020 for a left knee brace, Ketoconazole 2 percent shampoo, Selenium Sulfide 2.5 percent lotion and/or shampoo, and CoalTar 0.5 percent shampoo due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error by failing to associate the complete Veteran's Veterans Health Administration (VHA) claims file with the electronic record.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for the Veteran's residuals of left-eye multifocal placoid epitheliopathy as there was no evidence of visual impairment or disfigurement.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran, and therefore, it is dismissed.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal as untimely because he did not file a timely Board Appeal request with respect to the COWC decision issued on February 20, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for a separate rating for tumor of the thoracic spine to obtain an addendum opinion from the December 2023 VA examiner or an appropriate clinician.