Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter to obtain a medical opinion and issue a notice of decision on the Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits.

The Board granted service connection for focal dystonia, right upper extremity, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a nexus between in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune and the current disability.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for shortness of breath due to the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's service-connected multiple myeloma contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The appeal concerning the service connection for bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic pain syndrome to obtain an addendum medical opinion.

The appeal for service connection for gout was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative before a decision was made.

The appeal for eligibility to enroll in VA's PCAFC is dismissed due to the extension of eligibility for Legacy participants.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period from November 23, 2009 to April 7, 2014 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for a higher evaluation of service-connected PTSD was dismissed as it contested a purely ministerial implementation of a prior Board decision.

The Board granted the restoration of a 100 percent evaluation for pericarditis and special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria, effective November 1, 2024.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not file a timely disagreement with an issue decided by the agency of original jurisdiction within one year.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for increased evaluations of degenerative disc disease and right lower extremity radiculopathy to correct a duty-to-assist error related to obtaining SSA records.

The Board remands the claim for a penile condition secondary to PTSD for a new VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for breast cancer on a presumptive basis as a reproductive cancer, and also granted service connection for bone cancer as secondary to the now service-connected breast cancer.

The Board remands the matter to obtain a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC due to an inadequate assessment of his need for personal care services.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for entitlement to basic eligibility for educational assistance benefits under the provisions of the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

The Board remands the matter for a new medical determination considering all medical information of record to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for a compensable rating for right medial gutter and first tarsometatarsal degenerative joint disease and an increased rating for a right ankle disability was dismissed due to procedural defects, including the submission of duplicate VA Form 10182s.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities not rendering him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.