Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran's July 15, 2022, request for higher-level review was timely filed and the Board granted this appeal.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services on May 19, 2020, was dismissed due to the improper filing by Benefit Recovery.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for paralysis of the right and left common peroneal nerves based on severe incomplete paralysis.

The Veteran's claim for education benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 30 is remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a January 2024 rating decision.

The termination of VA compensation benefits effective October 16, 2018, due to the Veteran's fugitive felon status was proper.

The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's esophageal cancer was related to service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for adding his spouse, E., as a dependent to his VA disability compensation award.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the amount of $915.62, as it determined that there was no fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith and that recovery would not create financial hardship or defeat the purpose of government benefits.

The Board denied entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 18, 2023, as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment during that period.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma was related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) effective August 24, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for a bilateral hip disorder secondary to service-connected disabilities for an adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal before it was decided, and therefore the case is dismissed.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the VA Form 10182.

The Board granted service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia with fatigue, recurrent left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, chronic hypogammaglobulinemia, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. The claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically adjustment disorder, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied the request for readjudication of whether the character of the appellant's discharge is a bar to VA benefits due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claim for medical reimbursement due to a lack of evidence regarding timely filing and potential third-party exhaustion.