Other conditions decisions — 2025

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

The appeal for entitlement to payment of non-VA dental expenses incurred on September 16, 2019, is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in full and there no longer remains a case or controversy for the Board to decide.

The Board remands the case for a more detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion regarding eligibility for benefits under VA PCAFC.

The appeal for the appellant's eligibility to the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a July 2024 rating decision is dismissed as it is now moot.

The Board denied challenges to the creation and amount of overpayments arising from the Veteran's two returns to active duty, but remanded for recalculation of the debt based on a temporary timeliness instruction (TTI) issued by the Veterans Benefits Administration.

The appeal for reimbursement of non-VA mental treatment was dismissed as no determination remains with which the appellant disagrees.

The Board grants an increased apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the appellant, for the benefit of children BG and BG, in excess of the current amount of $200.00 per month from March 2022 to June 2022.

The Veteran's motion for revision of a final VA decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed due to insufficient pleading requirements.

The Board denied an increased rating for Bell's palsy affecting the seventh cranial nerve (left) as the evidence did not support a higher rating than 10 percent.

The appeal regarding the apportionment of VA disability compensation on behalf of minor children was dismissed as untimely.

The Board grants an increased apportionment of 20 percent ($343.25 per month) of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits for the benefit of minor child NTG from April 2023 to November 2023.

Eligibility to attorney fees, based on past-due benefits awarded in a February 2024 rating decision, is granted.

The appeal regarding an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for insomnia and depression is remanded due to a pending Court decision that is inextricably intertwined with this claim.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for right and left hand disabilities as they are inextricably intertwined with other claims currently under development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his service-connected PTSD and tinnitus did not render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The appeal for additional dependency compensation for the Veteran's spouse was dismissed as it is now moot since the benefit sought has already been granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to ensure that related claims are properly adjudicated.

The Board denied the Veteran's waiver of recoupment of an overpayment in the amount of $85,967 as untimely filed.

The Board granted service connection for mouth, throat, and esophagus cancer based on an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence indicating the cancers were incurred in service.

The appeal was dismissed without prejudice due to the Veteran's death.