Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case to request documentation of the Veteran's actual caregiver medical expense amounts and payment from June 2019 to the present.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on January 12, 2021, is denied.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment for non-VA dental services provided from January 2020 to February 2020 has been resolved in full by administrative action and is now dismissed.

The Board remands the case for an adequate medical decision regarding eligibility for benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).

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

The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma and MGUS, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his active duty in South Korea.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chest wall pain, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his active military service.

The appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) was dismissed, and the effective date for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy could not be earlier than November 21, 2022.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death in June 2024.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 14, 2014, and a higher initial rating of 60 percent for lupus was granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation due to the need for aid and attendance, as the evidence did not support a finding that his service-connected disabilities rendered him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance.

The appeal seeking revision of an October 1976 rating decision that assigned an initial noncompensable, or zero percent, disability rating for posttraumatic encephalopathy on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is denied. The appeal seeking an effective date earlier than May 8, 2013, for the 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic encephalopathy with mood disorder on the basis of equitable relief is also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left hip strain and limitations of flexion and extension, finding that the evidence did not support higher evaluations.

The appeal is remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the denial of apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits for his daughter during her undergraduate school years.

The Board remands the appeal for a new medical opinion to address the nature and etiology of any disability or functional impairment, including arthritis of the hand, thumb, and/or fingers.

The appeal of the proposed reductions in disability rating for service-connected migraines and special monthly compensation was dismissed as the June 2021 rating decision was not a final decision for the purposes of a Board appeal.

The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for the Veteran's residuals of a right thumb fracture based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 18, 2021 for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The appeal for an annual clothing allowance for calendar year 2020 for Benzoyl Peroxide 5 percent is dismissed as there is no justiciable case or controversy.

The Board remands the claim for additional development to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to an inadequate VA opinion regarding the Veteran's squamous cell cancer of the throat.