Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the case to correct errors in the medical determination of eligibility for VA's Caregivers Program.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted, with the effective date set to March 27, 2020.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 10 percent for Bell's Palsy residuals. The decision was based on evidence showing moderate, not severe, paralysis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and an initial compensable disability rating for Hodgkin's lymphoma. The decision was based on the finality of a previous rating decision and the lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of cardiovascular disease. The VA needs to obtain and associate private medical records with the claims file.

The appeals regarding the removal of the Veteran's spouse and child as dependents were dismissed because the benefits sought on appeal have been granted in full.

The appeal regarding the payment rate for home health services provided in June 2020 was dismissed because it falls under a dispute process that does not involve the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for left hip strain with limitation of flexion because the evidence did not show the required level of impairment.

The appeal for service connection of a submandibular salivary gland stone was remanded. The VA needs to obtain more records and a proper medical opinion.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 50% rating of insomnia disorder. The Veteran did not provide evidence showing the condition worsened before September 9, 2022.

The veteran's claim for service connection for right-sided hemiparesis residuals status post stroke was granted as secondary to a service-connected heart disability. The motion to revise the July 2018 rating decision based on CUE was dismissed without prejudice.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of hiatal hernia to correct pre-decisional errors and obtain adequate medical opinions.

The appeal for separate evaluations for left and right knee instability under the modernized review system was dismissed because the issues were already finally adjudicated in the Legacy system.

The Board granted the Veteran's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a May 2022 rating decision.

The appeal for service connection of a muscle condition is remanded. The Board needs more information from a VA examination to decide the case.

The veteran's liver disease is granted service connection due to his service-connected diabetes. The claim for physical loss of one testicle is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the survivor's pension because the Appellant's net worth exceeded the limit of $150,538.

The Board remanded the claim for further evaluation of urinary frequency, considering it as secondary to service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and/or chronic use of NSAIDs.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an intestinal disability was denied. The claim for left forearm pain was remanded for further evaluation.

The appeal for reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed because the VA already approved payment during the pendency of the appeal.