Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The appeal for apportionment of VA disability benefits not paid during incarceration is remanded due to an intertwined appeal regarding withholding of disability compensation.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left and right upper extremity nerve conditions due to inadequate medical opinions and missing records.

The veteran is granted an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment due to service-connected disabilities affecting his feet.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension because the veteran did not submit required evidence and the record does not show that the veteran is unable to secure a substantially gainful occupation due to disabilities.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits was dismissed because the claim was already granted in full.

The appeal for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance and/or housebound status was dismissed because the veteran had already been granted this benefit in a prior decision.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits was granted, with the effective date set to August 9, 2019.

The veteran's claim for service connection of a respiratory disability, including chronic cough, has been granted. The decision is based on the veteran's exposure to environmental hazards during Gulf War service.

The appeal to reduce the veteran's rating for bilateral lymphedema of the lower extremities from 100 percent to 20 percent was dismissed because it was premature.

The Board remanded the case to determine if the Veteran's Rogers STEM scholarship was properly handled and if she met the eligibility requirements.

The veteran is granted an effective date of August 10, 2021 for total disability based on individual unemployability. The decision was made because the veteran could not obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment from that date.

Service connection for ALS and entitlement to special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance were granted.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of expenses for additional non-VA dental services provided on August 9, 2021, is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The Veteran requested to withdraw all issues on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a September 2022 rating decision.

The appeal for service connection for a groin muscle disability as secondary to service-connected pes cavus has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The appeal concerning eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for restrictive airway disease, as the Veteran's claim was not filed within one year of his initial diagnosis and did not meet the requirements for a presumptive disability under the PACT Act.