Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits under Chapter 31, finding that he did not have an employment handicap and was not in need of rehabilitation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits under Chapter 31, finding that he did not have an employment handicap and was not in need of rehabilitation.

The veteran withdrew her appeal for evaluations in excess of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for periodontal disease, finding that the Veteran does not have a dental disability compensable under VA regulations.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, Dependents' Educational Assistance, and special monthly compensation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability evaluation in excess of 70 percent for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder with alcohol use disorder, as the evidence did not show that his condition manifested in total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran is granted a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to his service-connected narcolepsy with cataplexy, which results in sudden attacks where he loses the use of both lower extremities and requires constant supervision.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal before the Board made a decision.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, which include bipolar disorder and tinnitus.

The appeal for a compensable initial rating for granulomatous disease was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board denied the claim for accrued benefits as the Appellant, who is an adult daughter of the surviving spouse, does not qualify under the statutory definition of a 'child' and has not provided sufficient documentation to substantiate expenses related to the surviving spouse's last sickness or burial.

The appeal for service connection for throat cancer was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for a skin condition and a respiratory condition to ensure that the Veteran is provided with an adequate medical examination.

The Board denied service connection for neurological symptoms as there is no evidence of a current disability and the Veteran's claims are not supported by competent medical evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia to schedule a VA examination and obtain an opinion on whether the condition is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date than June 1, 2022, for the award of TDIU.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected herpes simplex vaginalis from October 23, 2003, due to constant or near-constant systemic therapy.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 27, 2018 for service connection for chronic prostatitis.

The Board remands the claim for specially adapted housing due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need for further medical opinion evidence.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to clarify whether the Veteran's MCA aneurysm affects a small artery or a large artery, and to determine the current severity of the condition.