Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 17, 2021, was denied due to lack of VA authorization.

The Board dismissed the appeal concerning entitlement to payment or reimbursement of non-VA dental expenses incurred on November 30, 2020.

The Board remands the claims for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance and housebound status due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergies and ANCA vasculitis of the lungs to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the November 2023 AOJ rating decision.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for insomnia was dismissed due to a concurrent election under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on December 15, 2019 was dismissed because the billing company that filed the notice of disagreement is not a proper claimant.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits due to not meeting the minimum active-duty service requirement.

The appeal regarding the initial rating for pes planus has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, s/p L4 laminectomy with bilateral L3-4 and L4-5 foraminotomies.

The Board remands the case to determine whether the appellant is entitled to a survivor's pension, including entitlement to a special monthly pension (SMP), based on her countable income and need for aid and attendance.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided on August 10, 2020, was dismissed due to the improper claimant filing a Notice of Disagreement.

The appeal for eligibility for PCAFC benefits was denied due to the death of the Veteran, as the application requirements could not be completed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for restoration of a 50 percent disability rating for migraines, including migraine variants.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to March 25, 2021 for the granting of a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the claim for burial benefits as a matter of law, since a burial allowance has already been paid to the Veteran's son and executor/administrator.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all issues.

The Board granted service connection for atrial fibrillation with a pacemaker (AFib) secondary to hypothyroidism from June 1, 2021.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for left leg skin changes and left leg venous insufficiency.

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

The appeal for Beneficiary Travel pay for July 17, 2023, and October 12, 2023, appointments was denied because the claims were not received within 30 days of the appointments.