Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the claims for further examination to determine if the Veteran's foot conditions are service-connected.

The veteran's claim for service connection of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis due to Agent Orange exposure during his Vietnam service is granted.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral foot conditions, finding that they began during active service or are at least as likely as not related to his service.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his left foot Lisfranc's dislocation, maintaining the 30% rating.

Service connection for the veteran's right hip condition is granted, but service connection for an abnormal gait is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating for basal cell carcinoma, head and face. The evidence did not support a rating higher than 50 percent.

The appeal for VA survivor's benefits was dismissed because the appellant submitted multiple review requests concurrently, which is not allowed.

The Board remanded the case to gather more information about the Veteran's claim for travel benefits. The Veteran should file a new appeal if dissatisfied with the future decision.

The appeal for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance, and adaptive equipment is remanded to obtain missing private treatment records.

The appeal regarding the Veteran's competency to handle disbursement of funds was withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney and subsequently dismissed.

The appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance/housebound is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the veteran's service-connected conditions require regular aid and attendance or warrant housebound status.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted starting from April 27, 2016. The period before this date is remanded for further consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a rating in excess of 10 percent for both left and right temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD).

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of nerve conditions in both upper extremities. The Board found that the VA examination and medical opinion were inadequate.

The appeal regarding the amount of reasonable fees for H.S. is remanded to determine if the fee was reasonable.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for right eye pterygium was granted. The veteran is entitled to a 20 percent rating effective February 25, 2021.

The Board denied the appeal to replace the Veteran's current fiduciary with the Veteran's spouse.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services on December 19, 2018, was dismissed because the billing company that filed the appeal did not provide the services.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of pulmonary embolism, including as secondary to hypertension. The decision was made because the medical opinions did not adequately address whether the condition was aggravated by hypertension or caused by toxic exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than July 25, 2017 for TDIU and DEA benefits.