Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse, which would have allowed her to receive DIC benefits, survivor's pension, and accrued benefits.

The Board remands the matter to correct errors in fulfilling the duty to assist and satisfy regulatory duties, specifically regarding notification of overpayment calculation and assistance in obtaining evidence of mitigating circumstances.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses for services rendered by the appellant to the Veteran on May 24, 2020, is dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for irregular menstrual bleeding to correct duty to assist errors and obtain a new examination.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of June 25, 2008, for the award of a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the matter to ensure a complete record is available for review, specifically regarding the calculation of an overpayment in educational assistance benefits.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant and her representative's request to withdraw the appeal.

The appeal regarding non-VA treatment on August 29, 2018, September 5, 2018, September 12, 2018, and October 10, 2018, was dismissed as the claims were administratively approved.

The appeal for service connection for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right calf strain, right thumb pain, and tinnitus is dismissed due to untimeliness. The issue of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for an earlier effective date than August 23, 2022, for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and DIC benefits.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for PTSD, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 1, 2022, as the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities rendered him incapable of substantially gainful employment.

The appeal for eligibility under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was dismissed due to the death of the co-applicant.

The Board granted service connection for constipation as secondary to the Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc disease, but remanded claims for increased ratings in excess of 10 percent and 40 percent for the same condition.

The Board granted service connection for a chronic disability manifested by dizzy spells as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizoaffective disorder, depressive type.

The appeal for eligibility for PCAFC benefits must be denied as a matter of law due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on May 11, 2019 and June 28 through June 29, 2019 due to lack of preauthorization and failure to meet eligibility criteria under relevant statutes.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of a back injury and an effective date earlier than May 26, 2023, for the award of service connection for residuals of a back injury.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for keratoconus due to a pre-adjudicatory duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for Hodgkin's disease, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for restrictive lung disease was remanded for further development.