Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye condition, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current eye conditions and his active service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder, including psychophysiologic insomnia and sleep apnea, as the evidence does not show that these conditions are etiologically related to the Veteran's active duty or any service-connected disability.

The appeal for disability ratings in excess of 30 percent for fragment wounds to the right and left thighs is remanded due to an inadequate examination.

The Board denied service connection for esophageal cancer, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his active duty service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's employment status and earnings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to October 17, 2014, on an extraschedular basis.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a skin disability, including lipoma, due to inadequate VA examination and lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a determination of permanent and total disability for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as he has not met his evidentiary burden to show that his service-connected disability precludes him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and there are no remaining allegations of errors for appellate consideration.

The Board granted a motion to reverse or revise the February 1981 decision that reduced the Veteran's disability rating for depressive neurosis from 30 percent to 10 percent, restoring the 30 percent rating effective December 1, 1978.

The veteran withdrew the appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board remands the issues of an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to a TDIU, as they are inextricably intertwined.

The Board denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for cold injury residuals of both feet, as the criteria were not met.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development and consideration of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for hyperhidrosis, finding that his symptoms did not result in an inability to handle paper or tools.

The appeal for VA educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill Transfer of Entitlement program is dismissed as moot because the Appellant was granted education benefits in March 2023.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA medical pathology services provided on March 30, 2020, was dismissed as the administrative action approving entitlement to partial payment constituted a full grant of benefits sought.

The appeal regarding the existence of a compensation debt due to overpayment has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The appeal for service connection for spermatic cord damage was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative and is therefore dismissed.