Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal pertaining to the issue of entitlement to the Fry Scholarship is dismissed as moot because the appellant made an irrevocable decision to receive Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits instead.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, which was hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer), based on the evidence supporting a link to herbicide exposure during service.

The Board remands the claim for further development to determine if the Veteran had at least 90 days of qualifying active duty service after September 10, 2001.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on January 23, 2020, was dismissed due to the improper claimant.

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 remands the claim for service connection for mid-back pain to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining a new medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and diabetes mellitus type II, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran is entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from July 1, 2018, but not for special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria prior to February 28, 2020.

The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the Veteran's blindness, finding that it was a reasonably foreseeable complication of his VA heart surgery. The claim for service connection for peripheral artery disease was remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss before a decision was made.

The Board remands the matter to ensure a complete record is available for decision on the Veteran's claim regarding the waiver of recovery of an overpayment of educational assistance benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C., Chapter 35, prior to her 18th birthday or completion of secondary schooling.

The Board remands the case to obtain a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's need for personal care services and supervision, as the previous decision was found legally inadequate.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA benefits was denied as it was not timely filed.

The appeal concerning the removal of M.A.M., the Veteran's spouse, from his VA disability compensation award is dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of left and right leg shin splints to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran has not been afforded a VA examination.

The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral temporomandibular dysfunction (TMJ) has been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic constipation including diverticulitis and colon polyps to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the onset and nature of the condition.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed due to the improper claimant filing a VA Form 10182.

The Board denied service connection for a dental condition (claimed as traumatic loss of teeth, #8 and #9, also claimed as dental cavity) for compensation purposes.