Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for syncope, to include as secondary to an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, chronic, due to a duty to assist error.

The appeal related to the April 6, 2023 rating decision regarding entitlement to service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to untimeliness of the VA Form 10182.

The Board remands the claims for an effective date prior to August 16, 2016, for TDIU and DEA under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as well as for service connection for tinnitus, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the case to ensure that all relevant records are associated with the claims file, including service treatment records and other necessary documents, to properly evaluate the appellant's eligibility for VA healthcare.

The Board denied payment for non-VA medical services provided on August 23, 2021, as the services were not authorized by VA.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on May 5, 2021, is denied due to lack of VA authorization.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA emergency medical services provided on June 16, 2020, is dismissed.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for entitlement to service connection for his left and right fingers conditions, including pain, tingling, burning, and as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, for further development.

The Board remands the claim for a pre-decisional duty to assist error based on the precedential decision of Veteran Warriors and an inadequate medical determination.

The Board dismissed the issues of increased ratings for a neck disability and left upper extremity radiculopathy as there is no longer a determination with which the Veteran disagrees.

The Board denied payment for non-VA medical services provided on January 28, 2021, as the services were not authorized by VA.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU) to obtain outstanding Vet Center records and an updated VA Form 21-8940.

The Board remands the matter to obtain and associate with the electronic record, the Veteran's complete VHA claims file.

The appeal for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the December 29, 2023, rating decision is dismissed as the issue has been resolved with a payment made to the appellant.

The appeal was denied because the non-emergency, non-VA medical services performed on September 16, 2021, were not authorized by VA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses for ambulance transportation to a VA Medical Center, as the claim was not timely filed and his income exceeded the Maximum Annual Pension Rate.

The appeal for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the March 2024 rating decision is granted.

The Board dismissed challenges to the validity of the Veteran's penal conviction or civil commitment confinement and remanded issues related to the propriety of the creation of an overpayment debt and a waiver claim.

The Board granted the restoration of VR&E services due to improper discontinuance.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recoupment of military separation pay, as it is required by law.