Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance and housebound.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for onychomycosis as the Veteran's skin disability was manifested by symptoms covering less than 5 percent of the entire body and there were no symptoms on exposed areas affected, requiring only topical therapy over the past 12 months.

The appeal for eligibility for PCAFC benefits was denied due to the death of the Veteran, as the application requirements could not be completed.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 6, 2021, is denied as there was no authorization by VA for such services.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 2, 2021, is denied.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on February 1, 2021, is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for more than 36 months of DEA benefits under Chapter 35, as D.J.P. first enrolled in a program of education on or after August 1, 2018.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on September 11, 2021, was denied because such services were not authorized by VA.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating of bilateral dry eye syndrome due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in not providing the Veteran with information about the credentials of VA examiners.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for educational benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill because he received a general discharge under honorable conditions, which does not meet the eligibility requirements.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance benefits, finding that recovery would not be against principles of equity and good conscience.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for restoration of a 100 percent rating and a compensable rating for left testicular cancer status post radical orchiectomy from December 1, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for a bladder disorder, finding that the evidence supports a relationship between the Veteran's condition and his military service.

The Board granted the appeal, finding that an overpayment debt of $4,032.51 for Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits was not properly created due to administrative error.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 1, 2014 for the award of service connection for sleep maintenance insomnia but denied a separate compensable disability rating for this condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for scoliosis to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on May 19, 2018, to May 20, 2018, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board reversed a clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the July 2016 rating decision that discontinued the Veteran's entitlement to a TDIU, restoring his award of a TDIU. The appeal for a TDIU is dismissed as moot due to this restoration.

The appeal for service connection for schizoaffective disorder was dismissed as there are no questions of fact or law to be determined.