Other conditions decisions — 2025

The claim for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits was denied because the appellant, who is the Veteran's adult son, was older than 26 years old when he became eligible for DEA benefits.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a lung disability, specifically cough variant asthma, to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board granted a TDIU from September 23, 2014, the date that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability was received.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided from May 5, 2010, to May 8, 2010, as there was no prior authorization and no reasonable attempts were made to transfer the Veteran to a VA facility.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities as of September 10, 2016, and prior to January 6, 2020.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for hydrocephalus and TDIU, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's hydrocephalus and his in-service chemical exposure or any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and rheumatoid arthritis, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment beginning April 1, 2014.

The Board denied the motion to reverse or revise a February 2021 decision that denied entitlement to a TDIU rating on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 1, 2001, for the award of service connection for colon cancer and a 100 percent rating from that date.

The Board denied service connection for adenocarcinoma of the duodenum and dismissed the appeal regarding entitlement to a TDIU as moot. The claim for service connection for a right knee disability was remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of August 22, 2017, for the award of a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for orthodontic malocclusion due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for myelofibrosis and anemia, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at University of Colorado Hospital in April 2015.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a pharyngeal injury.

The Veteran was granted a total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) from September 23, 2019 to March 4, 2021 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for a TDIU is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and reassess the Veteran's employability.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected right foot disability from March 28, 2012.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for benign essential tremor of the right and left upper extremities as of February 7, 2024, but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to that date.

The appeal is remanded to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining a legally adequate medical opinion and VA community care records.