Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the left knee disability has been withdrawn by the Veteran's surviving spouse.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for VR&E benefits, and the Board of Veterans' Appeals is dismissing the case.

The Board remands the matter to allow for further processing of the Veteran's claim for PCAFC benefits based on a now-eligible serious injury incurred during a qualified period of service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for herpes due to an inadequate VA examination and missing records.

The Board denied service connection for anemia and remanded the claim for squamous cell carcinoma in situ due to missing records.

The overpayment of helpless child DIC benefits in the amount of $32,230.64 was due to sole administrative error on the part of VA and is not a valid debt.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, and dependency benefits for his wife.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) based on clear and unmistakable error in a May 2016 rating decision.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided by Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle on June 30, 2019, was dismissed due to the Appellant not being a proper claimant.

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

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for generalized anxiety disorder, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Veteran's son is granted burial benefits, including a burial allowance and plot/interment allowance, as the Veteran was receiving VA compensation benefits at the time of his death.

The Board denied service connection for right and left hip arthritis, finding that the evidence did not support a direct or secondary connection to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the case to the AOJ for consideration of the Veteran's claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1725 for non-VA emergency treatment.

The appeal for initial ratings higher than 10 percent for left and right hip strains, including whether separate ratings are appropriate, is dismissed due to the severance of service connection.

The Veteran's son is granted burial benefits, including a burial allowance and plot/interment allowance, as the Veteran was receiving VA compensation benefits at the time of his death.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for sleep apnea, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected proctectomy based on frequent loose stools daily, which impacted his ability to work.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits as it was not timely filed.

The Board granted service connection for urinary frequency and nocturia as secondary to sleep apnea, and diarrhea and constipation as secondary to generalized anxiety disorder.