Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a need for further medical evidence.

The veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board made a decision.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of syphilis other than eye disabilities and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made, and the Board dismissed all matters on appeal.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a penile condition due to VA medical treatment, as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder under the right eye is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The appeal is remanded for the agency of original jurisdiction to fully comply with previous Board remand directives and VA's duties under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The case is remanded to obtain a new VA opinion regarding the impact of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability on his ability to work prior to his death.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for congestive heart failure to obtain additional medical records and further development.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on June 7, 2019, was dismissed due to the improper filing by Benefit Recovery.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for payment of expenses for a non-VA COVID-19 test performed on August 11, 2021, as it was not authorized by VA.

The appeal for an earlier effective date of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for payment of beneficiary travel expenses for treatments on June 29, September 19, and November 28, 2023, due to untimely filing. The claims for September 29 and October 10, 2023, were remanded for further action.

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

The Board remands the claim for further development to determine if the Veteran's service on the USS Oklahoma City placed him in the territorial waters of Vietnam, which would allow for a presumption of exposure to herbicide agents under the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before it was decided.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for peripheral vascular disease to obtain a more thorough medical opinion.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the increased 60 percent evaluation for service-connected urinary frequency disability was denied.