Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a blind right eye disability, finding that the additional disability was not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA, nor was it an event not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board remands the matter to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether medications used to treat herpes progenitalis constitute systemic therapy.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 24, 2023, for further development and referral to the Director of the Compensation Service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 60 percent for right eye enucleation and left lens removal prior to May 17, 2021, and a rating in excess of 70 percent thereafter. However, the Veteran was granted a total rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection, DEA effective date, and TDIU due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the skin conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bladder disability, finding that it pre-existed her active service and was not aggravated beyond its natural progression. The gynecological disability issue is remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left eye condition and breathing problems, to include mesothelioma, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimeliness of the appellant's VA Form 9, which is a procedural defect.

The appeal was remanded for further development, including a medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's claimed sexual dysfunction related to his service-connected lung adenocarcinoma.

The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for narcolepsy, and TDIU prior to February 23, 2018.

The Board remands the service connection claim for umbilical hernia to secure a new medical opinion, as the previous opinions were deemed inadequate.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to helpless child benefits on behalf of the Veteran's son, D.T.S., for additional development.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a throat condition for further development, including obtaining an updated medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for further development to ensure that the appellant has a meaningful opportunity to challenge her husband's exclusion from the reconstructed roster.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of right and left hand disabilities to obtain a more detailed medical opinion regarding their etiology.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a neurological condition and entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death for further development, specifically requesting an addendum opinion.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to February 15, 2023, as it is inextricably intertwined with his claim for an increased rating for service-connected vocal cord dyskinesia with shortness of breath.

The Board remands the matter for additional development to determine whether the Veteran's anemia is a congenital disease or defect and to obtain a medical opinion regarding its potential aggravation by service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to insufficient evidence of his employment status and the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to January 18, 2017, is remanded.