Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining outstanding private treatment records and an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed dental condition.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication due to a duty-to-assist error regarding the mailing of an application form.

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

The appeal seeking accrued benefits from the November 2019 attorney fee decision is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran and lack of a substitute claimant.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH) and special home adaptation grant (SHA) as there was no evidence of a permanent and total service-connected disability that would warrant such benefits.

The appeal for eligibility of PCAFC benefits was denied due to the death of the Veteran, making it unachievable as both the Veteran and the Primary Family Caregiver applicant are precluded from completing and complying with all applicable requirements of the program.

The February 2024 VA Form 10182 NOD was dismissed as it did not properly identify an appealable decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the establishment of basic eligibility for DEA benefits, as there was no evidence that he had a permanent and total disability prior to April 20, 2023.

The Board denied entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) as the evidence did not support that a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of the Veteran's death, nor were the conditions causing his death directly related to active military service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to individual unemployability and an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance due to a procedural error in failing to notify the Veteran of his right to a hearing.

The appeal for service connection for left eye uveitis has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral restless leg syndrome, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a relationship to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and ileocolonic Crohn's disease, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill at a rate above 60 percent due to his second period of service being excluded as it was required by an agreement after attending a Service Academy.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication due to a duty-to-assist error regarding the mailing of an application form.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for a mental condition previously claimed as psychoneurosis was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election.

The Board remands the claim for authorization and payment of bilateral prosthetic legs due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error by the AOJ.

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

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 70 percent disability rating for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks and panic disorder, as well as for eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.