Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal regarding service connection for left leg amputation, to include as secondary to diabetes adult-onset, is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for parasomnia, insomnia (with a 50% rating), fatigue, and sleep problems/nerves. The effective date for the grant of service connection for insomnia was set to February 11, 2021.

The Veteran withdrew all pending appeals before the Board, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board remands the case to address the Veteran's challenge to the validity of the overpayment and to ensure that all relevant evidence is considered.

The Board denied the Appellant's claims for service-connected and nonservice-connected burial benefits, as well as transportation allowance.

The appeal concerning the claim of entitlement to service connection for anxiety disorder is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted new and relevant evidence for the claim of service connection for insomnia as secondary to service-connected migraines and tinnitus, but remanded the matter for further development.

The appeal for entitlement to payment of medical services provided by Allegheny Health Network Emergency Group of Erie County, LTD on September 18, 2019, was dismissed as the Board may only consider evidence from the time of the agency of original jurisdiction's decision.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for further development of evidence, including obtaining any outstanding VA medical records.

The Board remands the appeal for an opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC program and to provide complete notice as required by law.

The Board denied the claim for apportionment of the Veteran's disability compensation during his incarceration due to a lack of financial hardship evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability due to insufficient evidence of a current disability.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted.

The Board remands the matter for the AOJ to reconstruct the record and associate with the claims file all relevant PCAFC records.

The Board granted service connection for a neck condition as secondary to PTSD and TDIU, effective May 7, 2025.

The Board granted the appeal, finding that the character of the Veteran's discharge does not constitute a bar to VA compensation benefits due to compelling circumstances.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for left and right upper extremity essential tremors but denied service connection for bilateral shin splints.