Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a pre-decisional duty to assist error based on the precedential rule announced in Veteran Warriors, and requires the Agency of Original Jurisdiction to issue a notice of the decision consistent with the holding in Veteran Warriors and 38 U.S.C. � 1720G(a)(2)(C).

The Board denied payment for non-VA medical services provided on February 1, 2021, as the services were not authorized by VA and did not meet the criteria for emergency care.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a pre-decisional error in denying the Veteran's application based on service dates, which are now considered eligible.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating for acute myelogenous leukemia to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether other conditions are related to or aggravated by the Veteran's AML.

The Board remands the case for a retrospective medical opinion to clarify the severity of the Veteran's lower extremity peripheral vascular symptoms without the ameliorating effects of his medications.

The Board remands the claims for payment or reimbursement of the cost of ambulance services provided to the Veteran on November 26, 2020, and February 20, 2021, by City of Norfolk due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses to correct pre-decisional duty to assist omissions and ensure proper adjudication under relevant statutes.

The Board granted service connection for left elbow lateral epicondylitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder.

The appeal for the proposed combined evaluation of insomnia disorder and tinnitus was dismissed as it does not constitute an adjudicative determination.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on February 7, 2018, has been resolved in full by administrative action and is now moot.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of December 1, 2018, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The veteran's service meets the criteria to establish basic eligibility for VA home loan benefits, and his claim is granted.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a waiver of the recoupment of an overpayment debt due to improper notification and lack of opportunity to file a Financial Status Report.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for increased disability ratings and TDIU, and the Board dismissed the case.

The appeal was dismissed as there is no remaining case or controversy with respect to the claims for earlier effective dates.

The appeal for reimbursement of medical expenses has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on September 4, 2021, is denied.

The Board granted an effective date of September 28, 2018 for aid and attendance of a spouse based on the evidence submitted with the initial claim.

The Board remands the appeal to ensure all relevant documentation is associated with the claims file for a complete adjudication of the Veteran's HISA program benefits claim.

The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the cause of the Veteran's death claimed as due to VA medical treatment, requiring a new medical opinion addressing specific issues.