Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the claim for service connection for right great toe amputation, finding that it was a complication of nonservice-connected diabetes mellitus and not caused or aggravated by any service-connected condition.

The Board denied entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance of another person, but granted SMC based on housebound criteria from February 11, 2010, to April 1, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for essential tremor as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was related to an in-service injury, disease, or toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) during active service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The condition is also not secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or fibromyalgia.

The Board denied service connection for a urinary condition, claimed as urinary tract infection, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's in-service treatment and his current diagnosis.

The Board granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability manifested by diarrhea and stomach cramping, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor. The sleep apnea issue was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for VA death benefits because her husband did not have qualifying service in the Armed Forces of the United States.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination and opinion to address the nature and etiology of the claimed cancers, as the previous opinions were found inadequate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU), finding that his service-connected disabilities, while impacting his ability to work, did not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher disability rating for coronary artery disease, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran is granted Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a special apportionment of the Veteran's VA dependency compensation for his minor children, C.B. and H.S., from their respective 18th birthdays back to when they were added as dependents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between the condition and either in-service events or a service-connected left knee disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's increased rating claim for bilateral hearing loss to obtain complete audiometric testing results from June 2023 and August 2019.

The assignment of a separate rating for implantation of cardiac pacemaker due to bradycardia, evaluated as 10 percent disabling from January 29, 2004, to February 14, 2006, and after April 14, 2006, is proper.

The Board denied a disability rating higher than 10 percent for onychomycosis of the bilateral great toes based on the evidence showing that the condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied increased ratings for vitiligo and constipation associated with hyperthyroidism, but granted an effective date of December 10, 2017, for the separate rating of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as her service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disability, to include basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, based on the Veteran's sun exposure during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left eye injury due to VA surgery, as there was no evidence of an additional disability caused by 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 denied service connection for a condition manifested by groin pain, leg burning, and lower extremity swelling as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer. The Board also denied special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance.