Other conditions decisions — 2026

The Veteran's eligibility to continue enrollment in the PCAFC program has been extended indefinitely and will be reassessed on a yet-to-be determined date. The appeal is dismissed as moot.

The appeal for eligibility to continue participation in the VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is dismissed due to regulatory extensions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for neutropenia was denied, while the issue of service connection for gastritis is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of HIV is denied because no formal or informal claim was filed prior to August 13, 2018.

The Veteran's petition for service connection for memory loss and fatigue is granted.,The Veteran's petition for service connection for a neck condition, numbness in the right hand, and numbness in the left hand is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, as there is conflicting evidence indicating that the Veteran may not be in need of assistance for ADLs. The CEAT must provide a new medical determination considering all medical information of record.

The Veteran's claim for beneficiary travel expenses was denied because the address provided did not match his actual residence. The Board has decided to remand the case to obtain the correct address information.

The Board has determined that there was clear and unmistakable error in the October 17, 2018 rating decision which denied service connection for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder with specific phobia. The decision is now reversed and amended to grant service connection for these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an adequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's Alzheimer's disease was aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is denied as the appellant was legally divorced from the Veteran at the time of his death and did not live with him continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizoaffective disorder with anxious distress was granted effective July 27, 2004. The decision is based on new and relevant evidence received in February 2017.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that his metastatic liver cancer was at least as likely as not related to exposure to herbicides during active service. The decision is based on a private medical opinion supporting this conclusion.

The Veteran's service connection claim for biliary dyskinesia is granted, while the claim for left leg disability (secondary to service-connected lumbar spine arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome) is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for broken left femur residuals from left hip replacement, finding that the evidence did not show carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or a similar instance of fault on the part of VA medical personnel.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for an overpayment of VA pension benefits, finding that the Veteran's fault in creating the debt is mitigated by her timely reporting of income and marriage information. The delay in VA's actions contributed to the growth of the debt.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's heat exhaustion, including its residuals, is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reinstate an apportionment of VA benefits on behalf of their children due to the Veteran's continued full-time residence with one child and payment of court-ordered child support.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for trigeminal neuralgia and vision loss, right eye due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ is required to obtain relevant private treatment records from Dr. J. Ravindran.

The Veteran's heart disability was previously rated as noncompensable for SVT, but from September 9, 2022, a rating of 30 percent is granted.

The appeal is remanded due to inadequate medical review and pre-decisional errors in notifying the Veteran of the decision. The VA must provide a complete notice of the decision, including a copy of the PCAFC information.