Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided by Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi on February 25, 2018, was dismissed due to the Appellant not being a proper claimant.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a waiver of an overpayment pension debt, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a back injury to ensure an adequate medical opinion is obtained.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected lateral epicondylitis, left and right elbows (claimed as tendonitis) due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating and TDIU, as well as SMC based on the need for aid and attendance, to ensure that the severity of the Veteran's upper extremity neurologic disabilities is properly considered.

The Board denied service connection for a dental injury to teeth 18 and 19, both for compensation and treatment purposes.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse, which would have allowed her to receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that his polycythemia vera was caused by presumed exposure to herbicidal agents during his service in Vietnam.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was promulgated.

The appeal regarding the issue of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a May 2023 rating decision was dismissed due to untimeliness and lack of adverse effect.

The Board remands the appeal for adjudication of the Veteran's motion for revision, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, of the May 13, 2013, Rating Decision.

The appeal of the February 2024 rating decision via the March 2024 VA Form 10182 is dismissed as moot because the Veteran's entitlement to a TDIU was continued and rendered moot.

The Board remands the claim for a TDIU prior to August 10, 2022 due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for cerebral meningioma, finding that the condition was caused by herbicide exposure during active military service in Vietnam.

The Board remands the matter for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran is in need of personal care services due to an inability to perform activities of daily living, a need for supervision or protection, or a need for regular or extensive instruction or supervision.

The appeal for an initial compensable rating for scars, s/p cutaneous T-cell lymphoma excision was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The appeal for a higher initial rating for service-connected epileptic seizures with vasovagal syncope was withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board granted an extension of the delimiting date for DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, for the period from July 6, 2020, to June 21, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for waiver of recovery of a $1,009.70 overpayment in VA compensation benefits for his dependent spouse.

The Board granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome based on the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during active duty.