Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death due to acute myelocytic leukemia, finding that it was related to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his active service in Vietnam.

The Board remands the claim for a gastrointestinal disorder to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records and a VA medical examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an abnormal heart, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status due to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of July 8, 2020, but no earlier, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU).

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for inclusion body myositis, finding that there was no evidence of a link between his condition and in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA dental services provided on July 21, 2020, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees to the appellant based on past-due benefits awarded in an October 2023 Rating Decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right hip disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings under the applicable criteria.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits as she was not married to the Veteran for one year or more prior to his death.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for insomnia disorder was dismissed due to the Board's decision being purely ministerial and not subject to further appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of time to use education benefits under the VRRAP was denied as the program had expired.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 27, 2021, is denied.

The claim for a TDIU is dismissed as moot because the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability has been rated at 100 percent effective November 24, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits, as the request was not timely received within 180 days after notification.

The Board denied the extension of a temporary total evaluation for convalescence after right shoulder surgery beyond June 1, 2021.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on December 20, 2021, is denied.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on November 30, 2021, is denied because such services were not authorized by VA.

The Board granted service connection for atrial fibrillation as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II and squamous cell carcinomas on the head and neck related to in-service exposure to herbicides.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on December 13, 2021, is denied.