Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA dental treatment rendered on February 26, 2020 by 1st Dental Care, LLC is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's dizziness and/or chest pain symptoms are related to service, including any environmental hazards during the Gulf War.

The appeal seeking entitlement to individual unemployability is dismissed.

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

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on September 14, 2021, is denied.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of a TDIU was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election under 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(b).

The appeal for an annual clothing allowance for a back brace in the calendar year of 2021 is dismissed as it has already been granted.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for hiatal hernia due to the need for additional evidentiary development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for psoriatic arthritis of the upper back to correct two pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an increased disability rating higher than 50 percent for residuals of hysterectomy and an effective date earlier than July 23, 2023 for the award of special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss of a creative organ.

The Board remands the case for an additional medical opinion to determine the etiology of the Veteran's meningioma.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected unspecified insomnia with mild neurocognitive disorder due to an inadequate attempt to schedule the Veteran for an examination.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's left elbow disability without considering the ameliorative effects of medication and to clarify whether a separate rating may be appropriate.

The Board denied service connection for a left and right hip disorder as there is no indication of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA dental treatment provided on July 8, 2020 was dismissed as the issue has been resolved by administrative action.

The Veteran is granted a temporary total evaluation for hospital treatment for service-connected PTSD from November 8, 2022, to December 23, 2022.

The appeal for eligibility for PCAFC benefits must be denied as a matter of law due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal was dismissed as the issue of entitlement to recognition of B., as the Veteran's dependent spouse and O., S., and E., as his dependent children for VA purposes has been fully resolved.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 11, 2023, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's character of discharge is not Honorable for purposes of entitlement to Chapter 33 benefits, and thus the claim was denied.