Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to the payment of nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied due to his countable income exceeding the applicable maximum annual pension rate.

The Veteran's travel expenses for a non-VA medical facility appointment on August 7, 2024, were granted due to the failure of the provider to obtain care or services through no fault of his own.

The Board denied service connection for chronic arthritis of the left and right hips but granted service connection for dizziness with sporadic staggering and falls, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining private treatment records.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for benefits under the PCAFC to satisfy a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including an inadequate medical opinion.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 11, 2021, is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to a lack of evidence showing he is bedridden or so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and assistance.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for his service-connected transient cerebral ischemic attack (stroke) as there were no current symptoms related to the stroke.

The Board denied an effective date prior to November 17, 2022, for the assignment of a TDIU.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA medical services provided on December 31, 2020, has been dismissed as the issue was administratively resolved in favor of the appellant.

The Board remands the issues of whether an overpayment debt was properly created and a request for waiver of recovery of that debt.

The appeal regarding the severance of special monthly compensation based upon housebound status is granted due to improper procedures followed by the AOJ.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left foot disability due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hip strain to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the June 2023 rating decision on appeal.

The appeal for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic pelvic pain syndrome and remanded the issue of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding no evidence linking the causes of death to active-duty service.

The Veteran was granted a temporary evaluation of 100 percent for nodular basal cell carcinoma s/p MOHS procedure.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and scheduling a new medical examination to evaluate the current level of severity of the service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to January 4, 2021 for the award of TDIU was denied.