Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the claim for a clothing allowance for calendar year 2022 for right foot drop brace as it was moot due to a prior favorable decision.

The Board remands the matter to the AOJ for reconstruction of the record and association with the claims file all relevant clothing allowance records.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $54,519.00.

The Board denied service connection for a lung disorder, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial lung disease, finding no evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his military service, specifically exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, as there was no evidence of a current respiratory condition during the appeal period.

The appeal for a compensable rating for tenosynovitis of the bilateral hands has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act (PACT Act).

The Board granted restoration of educational assistance benefits for the Veteran's undergraduate training at ITT Technical College-Torrance from March 18, 2013 to September 4, 2016.

The Board denied recognition of AAN as the Veteran's 'helpless child' on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining age 18, finding that the evidence did not support her being permanently incapable of self-support at the time she turned 18.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on September 18, 2020, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's esophageal stricture, finding that it was moderate and warranted this higher rating.

The Board remands the case to allow the AOJ to process the claim for PCAFC benefits based on a now-eligible serious injury incurred during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an extension of her delimiting date for Chapter 33 education benefits, as no exceptions to the general rule applied.

The appeal was dismissed due to noncompliance with claims-processing regulations.

The Board granted service connection for cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, and ventricular arrhythmia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected asthma.

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

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services on November 15, 2019, was dismissed due to the improper filing by a billing company that did not furnish the underlying services and is not accredited to represent claimants before VA.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA chiropractic services on certain dates was dismissed due to VA approval and subsequent payment, or because there is no current determination by VA regarding the authorization of such services.

The Board remands the claim for a readjudication of the February 2024 CUE motion that requested revision of the August 19, 2015, RO rating decision.

The appeal was dismissed as the issue of entitlement to payment for non-VA dental services provided on May 14, 2020, has been resolved in full by administrative action.