Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for eligibility for benefits under the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is remanded to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including insufficient notice.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of the recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $5,328.00 is granted due to the recovery being against equity and good conscience.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected nightmare disorder, effective June 30, 2014.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement to Creekside Dental for dental services provided to the Veteran on July 1, 2020, is dismissed as moot.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an extension of a temporary total rating for convalescence following surgery for his service-connected right ankle disability.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to her service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board remands the claim for a pre-decisional duty to assist error based on the precedential rule announced in Veteran Warriors, and requires the Agency of Original Jurisdiction to issue a notice of the decision consistent with the correct statutory criteria.

The Board granted an effective date of August 3, 2012, for the commencement of the period of eligibility for retroactive payment of DEA benefits.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of migraines was dismissed due to procedural defects in the docketing of the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to restore a 60 percent rating for pneumonia, finding that there was actual improvement in his condition and functional impairment.

The Board granted an increased rating of 10 percent for condyloma acuminata based on the Veteran's treatment with intermittent systemic therapy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a waiver of recoupment of an overpayment debt, finding that the criteria were not met under the principles of equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation during the appellate period, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to these disabilities was granted.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for benefits under the PCAFC due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for hairy cell leukemia as due to herbicide exposure and the cause of death, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased initial rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The appeals for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on January 29, 2020 and February 10, 2020 have been dismissed as they were administratively approved while the appeal was pending.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for somatic symptom disorder with anxious and depressive features, as there were no communications received prior to December 13, 2020 that could be construed as a claim for service connection.

The Board granted service connection for hallux valgus of the left and right foot, hammer toes on the right foot, and bilateral great toe arthritis, all secondary to the service-connected porokeratosis with intractable plantar keratosis. The increased rating period for the service-connected left foot porokeratosis was denied.