Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for nerve damage from dental work, as there is no current disability related to this in-service incident.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the regular need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

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

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability rendered him unemployable from July 8, 2014, to June 19, 2023.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for deviated septum prior to September 12, 2023, as another medical opinion is needed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to October 7, 2020, as he did not meet the schedular criteria and there was no reasonable possibility that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for microscopic hematuria due to insufficient evidence and a need for additional development of records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shin or calf disability, independent of the already service-connected left lower extremity sciatic and femoral nerve radiculopathy.

The Veteran was granted a total 100 percent rating for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, beginning February 26, 2018, due to a PSA level above 4.0 indicating local recurrence.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include residuals of granulomatous disease, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to July 15, 2020, as his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance for an aid and attendance examination.

The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for osteopenia (now claimed as osteoporosis) to obtain potentially outstanding medical treatment records.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD, as there was no evidence that a claim remained pending prior to May 7, 2015.

The appeal for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraine headaches prior to September 20, 2021, was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal to reverse or revise on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a 30 percent evaluation assigned for chronic adjustment disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder, is dismissed.

The Veteran is granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability following inguinal hernia and testicular surgeries, which was not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board remands the matters of entitlement to an increased rating for atrial fibrillation and a TDIU due to additional evidence submitted by the Veteran that was not considered in previous SSOCs.

The Board denied the appeal for revision or reversal of a November 1976 rating decision that granted an initial noncompensable rating for fracture of the alveolar process, left maxilla, with loss of teeth number 9, 10, and 11, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The appeal is remanded for additional development to ensure full compliance with previous remand directives.