Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a stroke but denied it for a memory disorder.

The Board denied service connection for chronic pain syndrome and impaired gait, but granted restoration of a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder due to another medical condition effective August 5, 2022.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's pilonidal cyst, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits due to felony incarceration for further adjudication.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the period prior to October 4, 2002, due to his service-connected disabilities that precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal before it was decided.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for left hammer toe to obtain a medical opinion on whether the pre-existing condition was aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal for monthly housing allowance and reimbursement of educational loans and expenses prior to the grant of eligibility for VRRAP was denied due to lack of evidence supporting his claims.

The appeal was remanded for further adjudication of the entitlement to an earlier effective date for TDIU and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria.

The appeal regarding the proposed reduction in rating for asthma with bronchitis from 30 percent to 10 percent was dismissed because it was not a final decision appealable on this issue.

The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma, finding it directly related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to Benzene and burn pits.

The appeal regarding the overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $1,164.75 is denied.

The appeal was granted, and the overpayment of $644.00 due to retroactive removal of the Veteran's spouse was found invalid.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability, including bilateral cataracts, as the evidence did not show an in-service injury or disease and there was no link to service.

The Board granted an effective date of July 9, 2015, for the award of service connection for right hip strain.

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

The Board denied service connection for the loss of upper teeth for compensation purposes and remanded the matter for further adjudication regarding treatment purposes.

The appeal regarding the overpayment of VA pension benefits was dismissed as the debt was found to be invalid.

The appeal for eligibility to receive an attorney fee based on past-due benefits was denied due to invalid fee agreements.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral right homonymous hemianopsia with macular splitting and monoplegia of the right arm, hand, leg, and foot as secondary to cancer melanoma.