Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for further development and to ensure compliance with statutory duties regarding notice.

The issue concerning entitlement to payment for the cost of non-VA dental care services furnished by the appellant on June 29, 2020, was dismissed because it is subject to a specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on January 30, 2020, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a clothing allowance in calendar year 2021 for a back brace due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error by failing to associate the complete Veteran's Veterans Health Administration (VHA) claims file with the electronic record.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on January 25, 2022, is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted due to the service-connected disabilities that precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's inguinal hernia but granted service connection for post-herniorrhaphy neuralgia as secondary to the inguinal hernia.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disorder, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no credible evidence linking the current condition to service.

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

The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of a clavicle injury to obtain an adequate medical opinion that considers the presumption of soundness was not rebutted.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to restoration of a 100 percent rating for breast cancer residuals and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status due to an inadequate statement of the case.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance, for purposes of accrued benefits.

The termination and recoupment of VA compensation benefits from January 12, 2018, to July 22, 2018, due to the Veteran's status as a fugitive felon was not proper; the appeal is granted.

The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an eye twitch and a heart condition resulting from a right internal carotid endarterectomy performed at a VA facility on August 30, 2010, to ensure compliance with its prior remand directives.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period from December 31, 2002, to June 12, 2007, based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for costochondritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to strenuous physical training exercises during active service.

The appeal for educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill program in lieu of benefits under the MGIB program prior to January 24, 2017, was denied because the Veteran made an irrevocable election with that effective date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill due to an under honorable conditions (general) discharge.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion to address the Veteran's arguments regarding his in-service exposures and service-connected bladder cancer.

The Board granted service connection for diverticulosis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The other issues were remanded.