Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for ankylosing spondylitis to obtain outstanding private medical records.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic myelocytic leukemia (leukemia) to obtain a dose estimate from the Under Secretary of Health.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to July 1, 2014.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a skin disorder and gastrointestinal disorder as secondary to PTSD, and denies the claim for TDIU.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis to obtain additional evidence and complete necessary development.

The Board grants the appeal, finding that the April 25, 2018, VA Form 9 was timely filed due to equitable tolling based on the AOJ's failure to properly notify the Veteran's representative of the issuance of the August 2017 SOC.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria, as the evidence did not establish that he was entitled to such benefits prior to September 9, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left foot disorder to obtain additional medical opinions addressing whether any of the diagnosed foot disabilities were aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder of the groin and feet, as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to his in-service chemical exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of pneumonia, finding that there is no current disability to establish entitlement.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 2, 2018, as the evidence showed that the Veteran was employed, substantially and gainfully, prior to this date.

The Board granted service connection for alopecia and remanded the claim for a bilateral eye disability, to include dry eye syndrome and ptosis.

The Board remands the claim for further development, including verification of income and a vocational opinion.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted from October 20, 2016.

The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and a clarifying addendum medical opinion on the current severity of the Veteran's post-operative hiatal hernia to include gastroparesis and dumping syndrome with post-prandial hypoglycemia.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's left leg condition is secondary to her service-connected right leg disability.

The case is remanded to obtain a new examination that addresses the ameliorative effects of medication and provides more detailed information on the Veteran's left hip range of motion during flare-ups and after repeated use over time.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a separate 10 percent rating for left foot Morton's neuroma, associated with the Veteran's service-connected hallux valgus and hammer toes of the left foot.

The Board denied service connection for an eye or vision disability, finding that the evidence of record does not support a current diagnosis and there is no functional impairment affecting earning capacity.

The Board granted an increased 60 percent rating for the Veteran's left-hand disability and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of the left hand, effective July 17, 2015.