Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for both the left and right elbow conditions because there is no evidence of a current disability.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to a service-connected disability is remanded. The Board needs more evidence, specifically private treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date than May 14, 2014, for both TDIU and DEA benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance for using a manual wheelchair in 2019 because there was no evidence that the wheelchair caused wear or tear to his outer garments.

The appeal regarding spouse dependency was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw it.

The Board denied the appellant's request for additional parents' DIC benefits because her annual income exceeds the statutory limitations.

The veteran's claim for a temporary total rating for convalescence related to right hip surgery was denied due to lack of evidence showing the need for convalescence.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of liver disability, including fatty liver disease. The Veteran will undergo a VA medical examination to determine if the condition is related to service or service-connected residuals.

The Board remanded the case to verify the Veteran's address and resend notification about handling VA funds.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a respiratory disability, characterized by shortness of breath and other symptoms. The Veteran's case will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The appeal is remanded to obtain complete service treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU prior to April 13, 2016, because the veteran did not have a service-connected disability rendering him unemployable before that date.

The veteran is granted educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill at the 80 percent level.

The appeal for reimbursement of medical services on September 4 and 5, 2019 was dismissed because it had already been approved. The appeal for services on August 31, 2019 was remanded due to missing records.

The Veteran's request for an extension of the delimiting date for using Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits beyond August 25, 2022, was denied. The Board found that the Veteran was not prevented from pursuing his education due to the COVID-19 pandemic or any other qualifying reason.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU benefits based on CUE was dismissed because the veteran did not properly identify the rating decision or specify the alleged errors.

The Board remanded the case to locate and upload the Veteran's waiver request for an overpayment of VA compensation benefits.

The veteran's service connection for MDS, which was severed in 2022, has been restored effective June 1, 2022. The appeal is granted.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of colon cancer to obtain a new medical opinion on whether the condition is related to active service, including exposure to toxins at Camp Lejeune.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for cause of death. The Veteran's death was not granted service connection based on presumption, but direct service connection is still being considered.