Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for residuals of partial hysterectomy, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding it at least as likely as not that the condition had onset during service.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection for unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder due to an improper concurrent election.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to consider it.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed due to the improper claimant filing a VA Form 10182.

The Board remands the claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on March 20, 2023 and January 1, 2023 due to insufficient evidence and a lack of adequate notice.

The Veteran's claim for basic eligibility for Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits was denied due to the character of his discharge, which is under honorable conditions but not an honorable discharge for Chapter 33 purposes.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for additional dependency benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1115 based on recognition of his biological children, X. and R., as dependent children for VA purposes.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $6,812.12.

The Board denied an increase in the amount of apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the appellant, as it was determined that no financial hardship warranted a higher amount.

The Board remands the claim for a pre-decisional duty to assist error based on the precedential rule announced in Veteran Warriors, and requires the Agency of Original Jurisdiction to issue a notice of the decision consistent with the correct statutory criteria.

The Board denied special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) as the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a single service-connected disability rated at 100 percent or being permanently housebound due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of gastrointestinal cancer, related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents and burn pits during his service in Vietnam.

The Board remands the claim for a higher disability rating for bilateral hearing loss to obtain missing audiometric test results.

The Board denied an effective date prior to December 10, 2007, for the award of a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on June 24, 2021 was dismissed due to the claim being filed by a billing company that did not furnish the underlying non-VA medical services.

The Board denied service connection for urinary frequency as it is not caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for Monthly Housing Allowance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 33 for the period of October 6, 2022 through October 18, 2022.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for increased evaluations for stroke and congestive heart failure with defibrillator as no claim had been filed for these conditions.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left elbow bone spurs, including whether it is related to or caused by his service-connected gout.