Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for eligibility under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need for further development.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, tinnitus, and hearing loss.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including an inadequate medical opinion.

The appeal was dismissed because there is no denial for whether appellant's character of discharge from service constitutes a bar to the receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits in the one year prior to the August 2023 NOD filing.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on August 7, 2019 was dismissed due to the improper claimant.

The Board remands the service connection claim for a voiding dysfunction, to include as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea and/or asthma, due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal and requested to cancel all issues on the appeal.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for residuals of right thumb fracture, with x-ray evidence of arthritis, as the earliest possible effective date was September 18, 2012.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependent's Educational Assistance (DEA) prior to February 15, 2021 for further development.

The appeal for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 1606 is dismissed as moot because the Veteran has already been granted these benefits.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to obtain additional evidence, specifically private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for a vascular disability, to include varicose veins, as the evidence did not support an in-service disease or injury and there was no nexus between the current condition and service.

The Board denied service connection for a right hand disability, finding that the weight of evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's active service.

The appeal for service connection for tongue cancer has been withdrawn and dismissed by the Veteran.

The Board granted accrued benefits in the amount of $5288 to the appellant for expenses related to the surviving spouse's last sickness.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent gastrointestinal disorder, diagnosed as ulcerative colitis, finding no evidence that the condition was incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active military service.

The appeal involving the recognition of the appellant as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA death benefits is remanded due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous Board directives.

The Board denied a TDIU prior to November 30, 2015, as the Veteran had a substantially gainful occupation despite his service-connected disabilities during that period.

The Board denied effective dates prior to June 21, 2016, for the awards of service connection and remanded higher rating claims.

The appeal for a temporary total disability evaluation due to the Veteran's October 2021 cervical spine surgery is dismissed as it has already been granted in full.