Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) to complete the evaluation steps necessary to determine if the Veteran is eligible.

The Board granted service connection for somatic symptom disorder due to the various service-connected disabilities based on the competent and credible evidence of record.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees from benefits resulting from a TDIU rating but denied such fees for a 50% rating for migraine headaches.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on the past-due benefits awarded in a September 2023 rating decision.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on August 11, 2021, was denied due to the lack of VA authorization for the services.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services on July 3, 2018, was dismissed because the billing company that filed the notice of disagreement did not furnish the underlying non-VA medical services.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a waiver of recoupment of an overpayment debt as moot and without subject matter jurisdiction.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) to the RO for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33, Title 38, United States Code (Post-9/11 GI Bill or Chapter 33) for an on-the-job training program prior to April 5, 2015.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development and analysis.

The Board denied service connection for a skin condition, including Merkel cell carcinoma, seborrheic keratoses, nevi (moles), and lentigos, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent or aggravated by diabetes mellitus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sun/skin sensitivity and multiple skin issues to the RO for further evidentiary development and readjudication, as the Veteran's representative has requested information regarding the qualifications of the June 2023 VA examiner.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate VA addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's umbilical hernia, as the previous medical opinion was found inadequate.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services incurred from April 11, 2003 to April 14, 2003 at Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital is dismissed.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating prior to March 30, 2020 for the right knee disability due to a lack of evidence showing painful motion or other symptoms warranting a compensable rating.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the claim for a new etiology opinion regarding the Veteran's thrombocytopenia, as the previous examination did not provide an adequate opinion.

The case was remanded to address the validity of a debt in the amount of $19,646.87 due to overpayment of VA compensation for recoupment of disability severance and incorrect payments while incarcerated.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for insomnia must be remanded for issuance of a statement of the case.