Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for urinary frequency as secondary to sleep apnea due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The Veteran's income exceeded the maximum applicable pension rate for a veteran without dependents, thus denying entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The appeal for travel expenses related to a medical appointment was dismissed as the benefits had already been granted.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for eligibility to direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the February 2021 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for chronic lymphocytic leukemia to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's condition is related to in-service exposure to toxins, including jet fuel aboard the USS Forrestal.

The Board remands the claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant due to a need for additional development, specifically an adequate VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for keratoconus to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal for reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed because the billing company that filed the request is not a proper claimant.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that there was no evidence of fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith on the part of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left leg amputation to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain a medical opinion.

Survivor pension benefits of $3,171.10 per year are granted for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2023.

The Board remands the matter to formally adjudicate whether a $3,440.92 overpayment of VA compensation benefits was validly created due to administrative error.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for basic eligibility for VA educational assistance benefits under the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship because he is pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, which does not qualify as an eligible undergraduate degree program or teaching certificate program.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits, but denied an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation.

The appeal for recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for VA benefit purposes was dismissed due to res judicata.

The Board granted service connection for a skin condition based on new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The appeal concerning verification of the Veteran's social security number and termination of benefits is dismissed as there is no specific determination on appeal that indicates his benefits have been severed.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU from March 15, 2020, based on the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC).

The appeal of entitlement to VA educational assistance benefits, under Chapter 30 or Chapter 1606, was dismissed due to an untimely notice of disagreement.