Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for left anterior talofibular ligament sprain due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for an adequate medical examination.

The Veteran's application for eligibility to enroll in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was denied because her period of active service does not meet the eligibility criteria.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a TDIU due to PTSD, finding that there was no evidence showing unemployability solely due to PTSD prior to May 4, 2023.

The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility for benefits under VA's PCAFC because he does not have a serious injury incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.

The Board denied service connection for viral syndrome, radiation poisoning, and a dental disability as the evidence did not support the existence of current disabilities related to these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 1, 2008, for the award of dependency benefits for his current spouse, P.S., due to the lack of proper information regarding the date of divorce from his previous spouse.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for systemic lupus erythematosus with Raynaud's syndrome was dismissed due to concurrent election.

The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for a scalp disorder was dismissed due to procedural defects.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 17, 2010, for the award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) to obtain employment records from the United States Postal Service.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC due to errors in the previous decision, specifically regarding notification and best interest determination.

The appeal regarding the discharge from VA's PCAFC program was dismissed due to the extension of eligibility for Legacy participants.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility to enroll in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to an inadequate medical decision and insufficient notice.

The appeal for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of education benefits was denied because the request was not timely filed.

The Board remands the claim for PCAFC eligibility to the AOJ for further consideration due to a change in eligibility criteria.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC due to errors in the February 2022 decision that need correction.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's dependent spouse, finding that their common-law marriage is not valid under Kentucky law.

The appeal for eligibility to continue enrollment in the PCAFC is dismissed as moot due to an extension of eligibility for legacy participants.

The appeal for service connection for a broken left leg was dismissed due to the Veteran not submitting a valid appeal within one year of the December 2011 rating decision.