Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for eligibility for PCAFC benefits was denied due to the death of the Veteran before final approval and designation could be made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for marginal zone lymphoma, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between the condition and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded to the Veteran pursuant to a September 2022 rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that metastatic rectal cancer was not related to in-service toxic exposures or otherwise related to service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 10, 2010, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 USC chapter 35.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left thigh condition due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The appeal for the reduction of the PTSD rating was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew the appeal on December 18, 2024.

The Board denied eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees to the appellant from benefits resulting from a 70 percent rating for persistent depressive disorder with major depressive episode, with anxious distress.

The Board remands the issue of an earlier effective date for service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) to request a medical opinion on whether BPH is a residual of left kidney renal cell carcinoma.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period from February 2, 2022, to February 1, 2023.

The Board granted a waiver of the recovery of an overpayment of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation benefits in the amount of $40,382.95 due to financial hardship.

The Board remands the matter of whether the termination of the payment of nonservice-connected pension benefits, effective July 1, 2012, was proper for further development to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board denied the appellant's request to be recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of dependency and indemnity compensation, as they were divorced at the time of his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E services due to his service-connected and non-service-connected disabilities making it not reasonably feasible for him to achieve a vocational goal.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA dental treatment provided on August 18, 2020 is dismissed as the issue has been resolved by administrative action.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cancer of the appendix to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA Community Care treatment records.

The Board remands the case to obtain Social Security Administration records related to the Veteran's disability.

The appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for right arm radiculopathy was dismissed due to a claims processing defect.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him so helpless as to be in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, particularly in order to protect him from the hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for a tic disability, finding that the symptoms were mild and did not warrant a higher rating.