Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for his service-connected insomnia disorder.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, prior to July 21, 2021, for further evidentiary development.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to June 22, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected skin disability and for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The remand includes obtaining additional medical records, providing an addendum opinion regarding systemic therapy use, and addressing whether the Veteran is unemployable as a result of his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(2) for a higher level of aid and attendance prior to June 24, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with the Board's April 2023 remand directives. An addendum opinion is needed regarding additional functional loss in accordance with Mitchell and Correia.

The April 28, 2017 substantive appeal was not timely and was therefore denied.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral shin disorder, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability.

The appeal was dismissed because the veteran passed away before a decision could be made. The dismissal does not affect the right of an eligible person to continue the appeal.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for TDIU but remanded the issue of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a prior rating decision.

The Board granted payment or reimbursement for ambulance transportation provided on February 24, 2020.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an elbow disorder was denied because there is no evidence of a current elbow disorder or symptoms causing functional impairment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right eye chronic vision impairment is remanded. The Board found errors in VA's duty to assist the Veteran, including failing to obtain relevant private treatment records and providing an inadequate medical opinion.

The appeal for service connection of a sleep disturbance disability for compensation purposes was dismissed due to procedural errors.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for left hip strain were denied, but the claim for service connection for a sinus condition was remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a right hand 4th (ring finger) metacarpal fracture was denied because the criteria for a compensable rating were not met.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for specially adapted housing, special home adaptation, and financial assistance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of post-concussion syndrome because the Veteran was not given a VA examination to determine if her symptoms were related to this condition. The case will be reviewed again with new evidence.

The appeal was dismissed because it was filed prematurely, before a decision on the SAH grant request was made.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits because they were divorced in 2002.