Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for recognition of L.M.T., L.J.G., and A.M.T. as dependents.

The Veteran is granted a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(p), but the claim for a higher rate based on the need for special aid and attendance under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1) is denied.

The appeal concerning underpayment for non-VA medical care provided to the Veteran from May 14, 2019 through May 15, 2019 was dismissed as the issue has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The Board remands the appeal to the agency of original jurisdiction for a detailed accounting and determination of the validity of the debt owed by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for a stomach disorder, to include abdominal strain and residuals of rhabdomyolysis, for an additional VA examination due to incomplete medical opinions.

The Board remands the service connection claim for metastatic colon cancer as the Veteran's cause of death to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the condition, considering all applicable military deployments and toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for facial herpes and a skin condition to ensure all relevant records are obtained and an adequate examination is conducted.

The Veteran's service-connected pulmonary fibrosis, rated as 100 percent disabling, is the result of an in-service inhalation injury, and he is eligible for financial assistance for special home adaptation.

The appeal for a waiver of education benefits was dismissed as the issue is now moot due to a separate decision that found the debt invalid.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for pulmonary fibrosis and an increased rating for liver cysts, and remanded the claim for service connection for hematuria.

The Board remands the case to ensure all relevant documentation is available for review, as the claims file lacks necessary evidence.

The appeal for VA payment of medical services provided to the Veteran on October 2, 2018, is dismissed due to a lack of a valid Notice of Disagreement from an eligible claimant.

The Board dismissed the claims for earlier effective dates for the grants of increased ratings for a lumbosacral disability, right shoulder disability, and bilateral ankle disabilities.

The appeal for eligibility for benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is remanded due to a lack of adequate notice.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that a disability incurred in or aggravated by service either caused or contributed substantially to his cardiac arrest.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement for non-VA ambulance transportation by Weiser Ambulance on August 2, 2020 was granted.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on July 26, 2021, was denied due to lack of VA authorization.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 4, 2022, for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board remands the appeal to have a proper audit conducted from December 2019 through June 2023, to determine if the Veteran is owed any retroactive CRDP compensation.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for non-VA medical services provided from April 26, 2019 through May 2, 2019 is dismissed because the billing company did not properly file a Notice of Disagreement.