Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for substitution or accrued benefits was denied because the Appellant, who is over 65 and not a qualifying child of the Veteran, does not meet the eligibility requirements.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hip disorders to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the previous VA examination did not address the theory of entitlement regarding aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for transient ischemic attacks and cardiac arrhythmia due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions.

The claim for service connection for left thumb degenerative joint disease was dismissed due to an erroneous docketing of the appeal and no final rating decision having been issued.

The Board dismissed the claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for insomnia due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disability (claimed as vision problems) because the evidence did not show a causal relationship between the claimed condition and the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate provided under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l) based on a need for regular aid and attendance, as well as SMC at the rate provided under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) based on being permanently housebound.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill due to the expiration of her eligibility period.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of lower back pain as secondary to bilateral pes planus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error by the AOJ.

The appeal for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and mild alcohol use disorder was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appellant is eligible for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a March 2023 rating decision that increased the disability rating assigned for the Veteran's PTSD.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA endodontic treatment provided on January 29, 2020 was dismissed as the issue has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The Board remands the case to perform a paid and due audit from August 11, 2008 onward, addressing increases in compensation payments including additional payments for dependency, retirement pay, and CRDP.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for status post fracture of the left patella with mild osteophytosis, effective December 21, 1998, due to clear and unmistakable error in the August 2000 rating decision. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for a left LCL sprain was denied.

The veteran withdrew the appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical decision regarding eligibility for participation in VA's PCAFC program.

The appellant's claim for burial death benefits, to include transportation expenses, was denied as he did not incur any transportation costs from the crematory to Arlington National Cemetery.

The appeal seeking eligibility to a special home adaptation grant is dismissed as moot because the Veteran has previously received specially adapted housing assistance.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for multiple nodules of the lung to obtain a new medical opinion as the previous one was inadequate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes cavus due to a lack of evidence showing he has a current disability of pes cavus in either foot.