Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right Achilles tendonitis with chronic pain, to include as secondary to service-connected right knee conditions, for a new VA examination.

The veteran withdrew the appeal concerning an initial rating for chronic rhinitis.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for a brain lesion, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and service.

The Board granted service connection for oropharyngeal cancer, to include tonsillar cancer, heart block with implanted cardiac pacemaker, and atrial fibrillation, all presumed due to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits were denied, but the Board granted an effective date of September 2, 2020, for both.

The appeal regarding Veterans Health Administration (VHA) caregiver services was dismissed due to the lack of a valid underlying decision.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for essential tremor, effective from August 6, 2023.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the O and r-1 rates due to his bilateral macular degeneration, which rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance, along with other service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for PCAFC benefits due to an inadequate medical opinion and insufficient notice.

The appeal for reinstatement of the Veteran's dependents to his disability compensation benefits is dismissed as the relief sought has already been granted.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not allege specific error of fact or law in a determination being appealed, but rather requested more detailed information about his benefits.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hallux valgus to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the condition was aggravated by service.

The Board remands the issue of an earlier effective date for TDIU, as there is a question regarding whether the Veteran had marginal employment during the period dating back to March 2013.

The appeal regarding the Veteran's eligibility for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and satisfy statutory duties.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on September 10, 2019, was denied due to lack of VA authorization.

The Board remands the matter to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the appeal in question has not been associated with the Veteran's electronic claims folder.

The Board dismissed the claim for restoration of a 10 percent rating for urticaria, beginning November 1, 1975 due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) because the August 1975 decision was subsumed by the April 1976 Board decision.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 1, 2019, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), but remanded the claims for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for nasopharyngeal carcinoma based on the Veteran's claim being filed within one year of the PACT Act's passage.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for VR&E services to ensure that all relevant records are associated with the claims file.