Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on March 5, 2020, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 22, 2021, is denied.

The Board remands the claim for Legacy S-DVI to ensure that underwriting requirements, including obtaining necessary Attending Physician's Statements, are complied with.

The Board denied service connection for syncope, finding no evidence of a current disability that was incurred in or caused by active service.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a pre-decisional duty to notify error and an inadequate medical determination.

The Board granted an effective date of January 19, 2021, for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s)(1).

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant before a decision could be made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred on February 4, 2024, at Trinity Medical Center due to the $120 copayment being a responsibility under his private health-plan contract.

The Board remands the claim for DIC to obtain information regarding the date of the appellant's remarriage.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral foot dermatophytosis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for special monthly compensation and a higher rating for syringomyelia due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted an increased compensable evaluation to 10 percent for left forearm limitation of flexion but denied an increased disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent for left forearm, s/p closed fracture residual of left distal and ulna bones with tendinitis, supination and pronation, impairment.

The Board remands the matter for the AOJ to provide the Veteran with complete notice of the decision on the issue of entitlement to reinstatement for PCAFC benefits as required by 38 U.S.C. § 5104.

The Board remands the claim for a clothing allowance due to an incomplete record, specifically missing VHA claim files.

The appeal was dismissed as the proposed rating reductions and discontinuation of special monthly compensation were not final decisions.

The appeal concerning the increased disability rating for service-connected right hip strain was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for acute myeloid leukemia to ensure an adequate medical opinion is obtained, as the previous VA examination was found inadequate.

The Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits was timely filed.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in a December 2023 rating decision granting a 100 percent rating for PTSD, subject to an amount already paid.

The Board granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and remanded the claims for service connection for gastrointestinal problems, a multiple joint arthritis disability, otitis externa, and an initial compensable rating for a headache disability.