Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death, to include sepsis, MSSA bacteremia, and immunosuppression, due to in-service exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility for enrollment in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) based on their December 2021 joint application.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of poor equilibrium to ensure that VA attempts to obtain outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a Dell XPS 15 Touch laptop computer under a VR&E plan, as it was not necessary for his rehabilitation program.

The Board denied an effective date prior to February 7, 2023, for the award of a 50 percent rating for temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) because it was not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's TMD disability increased in severity so as to warrant a 50 percent rating within the year prior to receipt of his February 7, 2023, Fully Developed Claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for medical pads due to incontinence, as they do not fit the definition of a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance. The issue regarding a wheelchair is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care provided by Ohio Health Corporation on September 4, 2021, as it was not pre-authorized and did not meet the criteria for emergency treatment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a special home adaptation grant and higher level of SMC based on aid and attendance, as his service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disability of the left lower extremity, diagnosed as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, which was caused by treatment for her service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board remands the claim for a skin disorder affecting the Veteran's genitals and/or groin to obtain an addendum opinion regarding its relationship to active service.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to an inadequate VA examination and outstanding SSA records.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board denied an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for Hodgkin's lymphoma, as the Veteran’s condition has not been actively treated since 2020.

The appeals for the propriety of reducing the evaluations of social anxiety disorder and migraines have been dismissed by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder has been productive of such impairment that it may reasonably be found to have rendered him unemployable from February 27, 2019, and he is entitled to special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate from July 10, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for recognition of J.H. as his dependent spouse and Z. as his dependent child were granted.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for Barrett's esophagus to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the severity of the condition during the review period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a TDIU, finding that entitlement arose on July 2, 2020.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's healed pilonidal cyst with hypopigmentation, finding that his symptoms most closely approximate characteristic lesions involving more than 20 to 40 percent of his entire body.