Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal was denied because the non-emergency medical services provided on January 21, 2021, were not authorized by VA.

The appeal for service connection for the right index finger condition has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for additional dependency benefits for his child, E.M., as the required evidence was not received within one year of the child's birth.

The Board denied the appeal for entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance, as there was no evidence that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities required regular aid and attendance.

The Board denied the claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) as there was no evidence that the Veteran's death, due to alcoholic cirrhosis, was related to his service.

The appeal for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) was dismissed as it was not reasonably raised by the record prior to the AOJ issuing the January 2021 and March 2021 rating decisions.

The Board remands the claim for an annual clothing allowance for 2020 for a back brace due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and an AOJ error in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for revision based on clear and unmistakable error in relation to service connection for tinnitus, as it did not meet the specific filing requirements.

The Board granted eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an October 2023 rating decision.

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

The Board remands the claim for a TDIU rating prior to January 29, 2020, for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for dystonia of the neck and jaw muscles, but granted an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a right hand fracture (loss of use). The Board also remanded the issue of a higher rating for the right hand fracture.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow any substantially gainful employment, thus a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board granted service connection for metastatic jejunal carcinoma with metastases to the liver and the intrahepatic bile due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The appellant is eligible for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from an October 2023 rating decision that awarded a TDIU rating.

The Board denied the Appellant's claims for Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC), accrued benefits, and survivor's pension due to a lack of submitted evidence regarding the Veteran's cause of death and marital status.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, diagnosed as heart palpitations, based on the Veteran's credible and consistent reports of the onset of the disability during active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hepatic steatosis and esophageal varices due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their relationship to active duty, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the periods from September 24, 2014, to February 3, 2016, from June 1, 2016, to June 22, 2017, from August 1, 2017, to January 17, 2018, and from April 1, 2018, to July 11, 2018.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's 'child' for VA DIC purposes on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18, finding that the evidence did not show he was permanently incapable of self-support by the age of 18.