Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, concluding that his fronto temporal glioblastoma multiforme was caused by in-service exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange.

The Board remands the matter to the AOJ for a VA examination and readjudication of the claim for service connection for a disability of the left hand, to include the left thumb.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 3, 2021, is denied.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 40 percent for pollakiuria with BPH based on the Veteran's symptoms of increased urinary frequency and hesitancy, slow stream, and weak stream.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for reactive airway disease due to a lack of evidence showing he currently has this condition.

The appeal regarding the removal and subsequent addition of the Veteran's dependent spouse to his award was dismissed as there is no case or controversy.

The Veteran's claim for VR&E services under Chapter 31 was denied because she failed to attend an initial evaluation as required by VA.

The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility for educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill due to insufficient active-duty service after September 10, 2001.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided from December 14, 2019, to December 23, 2019, was dismissed because the billing company that filed the notice of disagreement is not a proper claimant.

The appeal for an increased rating for a lumbar spine disability was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The appeal regarding a compensable rating for periodontal disease has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a January 2024 rating decision.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for the reduction in the rating for chronic sinusitis with right inferior turbinate enlargement from 50 percent to 10 percent effective June 1, 2023.

The Board denied an increase in the amount of apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits to the appellant and their minor child, J.G., as there was no evidence that the Veteran had failed to discharge his responsibility for support or that economic hardship existed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral foot pain, joint pain, and right and left leg conditions due to a lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or in-service incurrence.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on October 21, 2019, was dismissed due to the improper filing by a billing company that did not furnish the underlying services.

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 correct statutory criteria.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring necessary special home adaptations because he is already entitled to a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on January 29, 2021, is denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for fibroids and total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.