Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to benefits under the VA's Caregivers PCAFC for a new medical determination considering all medical information of record.

The Board granted service connection for unilateral scotoma, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected glaucoma with bilateral dry eye syndrome, pinguecula, and allergic blepharitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as she has been awarded a 100 percent schedular evaluation for service-connected disabilities and does not have a single service-connected disability rated at 100 percent or warranting a Bradley TDIU.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility to enroll in the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to changes in eligibility criteria.

The Board granted service-connected burial benefits for the Veteran's death, as his adenocarcinoma of the right middle lobe of the lung status post lobectomy was presumptively linked to his service in Vietnam and contributed substantially or materially to his cause of death.

The Board denied the claim for an effective date prior to December 1, 2023, for the award of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits.

The Board remands the matter of service connection for a bladder disability due to an inadequate VA examination.

The appeal regarding the eligibility to direct payment of attorney fees has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The appeal concerning the payment of expenses for non-VA emergency medical treatment provided from October 5, 2020, to October 6, 2020, is dismissed as the matter has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The appeal for reimbursement of emergency travel expenses incurred on October 22, 2019, was dismissed as the issue has been resolved by administrative action.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain to ensure the Veteran is afforded a VA examination.

The Board restored the 30 percent disability rating for restrictive lung defect and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent.

The appeal for attorney fees was dismissed as the appellant did not file a VA Form 10182 within 60 days of the September 2021 fee decision.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA dental services provided on July 1, 2020, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board remands the case to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the link between the Veteran's esophageal adenocarcinoma and his exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for severe pes cavus with callosities under metatarsal heads to schedule a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the condition.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal for VA payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on June 10, 2020, was dismissed due to a lack of a valid Notice of Disagreement from an eligible claimant.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular condition, claimed as chest and rib pain, to obtain an addendum medical opinion.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of individual unemployability due to a total disability rating (TDIU) prior to December 8, 2023, but granted an earlier effective date for the grant of eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, of December 8, 2023.