Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied entitlement to recognition of A.M.F. as a 'helpless child' of the Veteran based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18, due to evidence showing that she has been continuously self-employed and earning sufficient income.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for additional nonservice-connected burial benefits as she has been awarded the maximum available benefits based on her incurred expenses.

The appeal for service connection for substance use disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran was found eligible for VA educational assistance benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 3320, and payment of such benefits had been made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than August 31, 2021, for the grant of service connection and noncompensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected Raynaud's disease as it does not manifest with characteristic attacks associated with trophic change(s).

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for stomach cancer has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for insomnia, and the Board has dismissed the claim.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for the 2023 calendar year due to his left knee brace is granted.

The Board granted service connection for auditory processing disorder, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a relationship to her military service.

The Board granted service connection for bronchiectasis, finding the evidence to be in equipoise regarding its relation to asbestos exposure during service.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided on December 15, 2021, was dismissed because the entity that filed the notice of disagreement is not a proper claimant.

The Board granted service connection for the residuals of a pulmonary embolism/infarction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability.

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

The appellant's claim for accrued benefits is remanded to provide him with notice of the information and evidence needed to support his contention that he paid the expenses of the surviving spouse's last illness.

The Board remands the claim for a home improvement and/or structural alteration benefit to ensure proper notice is provided to the Veteran regarding the denial of her request.

The appeal of the proposed reduction in rating for insomnia disorder with sleep disturbance is dismissed because it was not a final determination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for left and right hand tremors, as no evidence of a formal or informal claim was found prior to March 17, 2010.

The Veteran was denied the claim regarding the validity of an overpayment of VA disability compensation benefits due to a failure to timely remove his spouse from his award.

The appeal was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's request for Higher-Level Review (HLR) of entitlement to TDIU based on a single disability for purposes of an award of SMC at the housebound rate.