Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left hip degenerative joint disease, whether it is caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability, and if obesity represents an intermediate step between a service-connected disability or multiple service-connected disabilities and the Veteran's left hip degenerative joint disease.

Service connection for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is granted. The Board found that PNH was at least as likely as not due to service-connected aplastic anemia.

The Board has granted initial disability ratings of 10 percent for bilateral Achilles tendonitis prior to April 12, 2024. Beginning on that date, the Veteran's entitlement to a higher rating is in relative equipoise with the evidence supporting such.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of a prostate disorder due to herbicide exposure. The VA needs to verify the veteran's contact information, obtain medical records, and schedule an examination.

The appeal regarding the Veteran's Means Test eligibility category for income year 2013 has been remanded. The Board needs more explicit evidence to determine whether the monies in question were gross distributions or used for rollovers.

The Board granted a waiver of recovery for an overpayment of VA education benefits totaling $1,293.13 from January 14, 2019, to May 2, 2019.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain more records about the veteran's injuries while at the Air Force Academy.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a nonservice-connected pension because the veteran's household income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate.

The veteran's effective date for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a neurocognitive disability and hemiplegia was granted as of April 22, 1995. However, SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(t) was denied.

The VA granted a full waiver of the overpayment debt of $11,090.56 but dismissed the appeal regarding the creation of the debt.

The veteran's request for an extension of the delimiting date to use VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 was denied. The decision is based on the law, which states that the period of eligibility expires 15 years from the last discharge or release from active duty.

The appeal of the proposed reduction in rating for varicose veins was dismissed because it was not a final decision.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of acute brain syndrome to obtain a VA examination.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for insomnia disorder was granted, and they were assigned a 30% rating.

Service connection for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is granted. The claim for deviated nasal septum, including nasal and sinus symptoms, is remanded for further development.

The VA's decision to recoup separation pay from the veteran's disability compensation benefits was upheld, and the appeal was denied.

The veteran's death was service-connected due to skin cancer residuals. The claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation was dismissed as moot.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from September 28, 2020 to February 10, 2022 was denied. The claim for TDIU from February 10, 2022 onward is dismissed as moot. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to September 28, 2020 is remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal for some treatment dates because they were already processed and granted. Other treatment dates were denied because they were not pre-authorized or emergent.