Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on March 12, 2021, is denied as there was no authorization by VA for such services.

The Board remands the claim for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC program and providing complete notice as required by law.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for bipolar disorder I.

The Board granted the reinstatement of the Appellant's survivors' pension benefits, effective February 1, 2017, as termination was not properly conducted.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his esophageal cancer was related to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent.

The appeal for service connection for Reactive Airway Disease was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on February 3, 2021, is denied.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on February 23, 2021, is denied.

The appeal concerning the payment of expenses for non-VA emergency medical treatment provided on March 14, 2021, is dismissed as the issue has been resolved administratively.

The Board remands the service connection claim for right hand, 5th metacarpal fracture due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his service-connected conditions render him unable to maintain regular, substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and experience.

The Board granted payment or reimbursement of the cost of medical services provided at NHMC on May 22, 2020, as the Veteran was enrolled in VA Healthcare and received VA care within the 24-month period prior to the emergency care.

The Veteran's application for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was denied because his serious injury did not occur on or before May 7, 1975.

The claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred during non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical services provided by EMP of Rockingham County, PLLC, on November 2, 2019, was dismissed.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on September 7, 2021, is denied.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative, leading to its dismissal.

The claim for a certificate of eligibility for VA home loan benefits is remanded due to missing service records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for right ring finger psoriatic arthritis, as the condition did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a temporary total evaluation due to convalescence following right elbow surgery, as the claim was not timely filed within one year of the surgical procedure.

The Board granted service connection for brain cancer, diagnosed as glioblastoma (a type of astrocytoma), based on in-service exposure to burn pits.