Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 17, 2021, is denied.

The appeal regarding entitlement to medical care reimbursement has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on January 19, 2021, is denied.

The Board granted readjudication of the service connection claims for bilateral upper and lower extremity conditions due to new and relevant evidence, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective October 29, 2021.

The appeal for an initial compensable rating for a left ear cyst removal scar was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal in writing.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) and an effective date prior to March 19, 2024, for the assignment of an 80 percent disability rating for service-connected narcolepsy.

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

The Board granted the waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits due to incarceration in the amount of $5,343.76.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for Department of Veterans Affairs burial benefits, as the Veteran did not meet the criteria for such benefits.

The appeal seeking an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits to the appellant was dismissed due to being untimely.

The appeal was denied because the Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of $63,048.10 in educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 was not timely filed.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to benefits under the VA's Caregivers PCAFC for further development, as the January 2025 CEAT review is found to be legally inadequate.

The appeal for payment of benefits based on the need for regular aid and attendance is dismissed as there is no case or controversy pending before the Board.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA due to a duty to assist error regarding income verification.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 15, 2021, is denied.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of Beneficiary Travel mileage expenses to the Williams VAMC on December 19, 2024, for a biopsy is granted.

The appeal of the decision granting service connection for PTSD with an evaluation of 70 percent, effective July 15, 2020, was dismissed due to a lack of valid Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, as no basis was found to assign an effective date earlier than June 16, 2014.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 23, 2021, was denied due to lack of VA authorization.

The Board granted an effective date of March 29, 2010, for the grant of service connection for psoriatic arthritis.