Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from June 21, 2017, to May 14, 2021, was dismissed as moot because the benefits were already granted.

The Board remanded the case to reconsider the veteran's claim for a higher rating due to inadequate reasons provided in previous decisions.

The appeal is remanded to obtain a more thorough medical opinion on whether the Veteran's pancreatic cancer was caused by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The appeal for service connection of joint pains or a disability of multiple joints, including due to Gulf War undiagnosed illness, is remanded. The Board requires further development and examination.

The Board denied a rating higher than 20 percent for the Veteran's left fibula fracture, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance is remanded. The Board requires a new VA examination to assess the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on daily living.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of right and left foot injuries has been granted.

The Board denied service connection for laryngeal cancer because the Veteran did not prove exposure to herbicide agents or contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and there is no evidence linking his cancer to service.

The Board remanded the case to further evaluate if the veteran's gastritis is related to their service-connected diabetes or gastroesophageal conditions.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left side facial numbness and TDIU. The evidence did not show that the condition was incurred or aggravated during active duty, nor did it prove unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left ear injury because the evidence did not show that the Veteran had such an injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for pulmonary insufficiency because the evidence showed that the condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of right and left elbow disorders. The VA needs to conduct a new examination considering all relevant evidence, including the veteran's lay statements about symptoms during active duty.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services on March 29, 2021, was dismissed because the issue was resolved administratively.

The veteran is granted two annual clothing allowances for the year 2020 due to the use of bilateral ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) that caused wear and tear on their pants.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for fracture of the left mandible because the evidence did not show moderate displacement or open bite.

The veteran's daughter appealed for burial benefits, specifically transportation expenses. The Board denied the claim because the veteran did not die from a service-connected disability and was not interred in a national cemetery.

The veteran's request for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance at the R rate was denied because he does not meet the criteria for anatomical loss or loss of use of one or both hands, vision impairment, hearing impairment, or an anatomical loss of use of any extremity.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia because it is already compensated as part of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's spouse claimed burial benefits, but the Board denied them because the veteran was not receiving VA compensation or pension benefits at the time of death and did not meet other criteria.