Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran is entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 6, 2022 due to the physical and mental effects of his service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 23, 2021, and September 14, 2021, has been resolved administratively.

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

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for ulcerative colitis, as it finds a duty-to-assist error in the previous decision.

The Board remands the claim for payment of non-VA medical care to obtain missing records, specifically private treatment records and Medicaid documentation.

The appeal was dismissed because the entity that filed the notice of disagreement is not a proper claimant.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse, which would have allowed her to receive VA death benefits.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for the 2020 calendar year due to use of her bilateral knee braces, as the January 2021 decision did not provide adequate notice required by law.

The termination of VA disability compensation benefits from March 29, 2021, to November 5, 2021, due to fugitive felon status was proper; and the criteria for reinstatement of VA disability compensation benefits prior to November 5, 2021, have not been met.

The Board remands the claim for additional evidence regarding the Veteran's request to switch education assistance benefits from the Montgomery GI Bill to the Post-9/11 Bill.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for insomnia to correct a duty to assist error, requiring a VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding a rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD and the propriety of a proposed reduction in VA disability compensation benefits during a period of incarceration.

The appeal for an increased initial rating for the Veteran's service connected arteriosclerotic heart disease was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was promulgated.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) is dismissed as moot.

The Board dismissed the AMA appeals regarding the timeliness of substantive appeals for earlier effective date, special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, and special monthly compensation based on housebound due to lack of jurisdiction.

The appeal was dismissed as the administrative error in failing to award past due benefits has been corrected.

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 remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's neck pain is related to his active duty service, including parachute jumps.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed due to the lack of a valid Notice of Disagreement from an eligible claimant.

The appeal for service connection for varicose veins has been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.