Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was no evidence that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings and TDIU due to incomplete VA examinations.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from September 30, 2011, to September 8, 2015.

The Board remands the case for referral to the Director, Compensation Service, for extraschedular consideration of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the appellant's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for spina bifida, as he does not have a diagnosis of spina bifida other than spina bifida occulta.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, finding that there was no active disease or treatment phase to warrant such a rating.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for clothing allowances for calendar years 2017, 2018, and 2019 due to untimely filings, and also dismissed the appeal for calendar year 2020 as no claim was filed.

The Board granted challenges to the validity of the amount of the overpayment debt, reducing it from $4,757.14 to $3,746, and remanded the claim for a waiver of the overpayment debt.

The Board remands the issues of character of discharge and DIC benefits for further development, including obtaining a new medical opinion regarding the Servicemember's sanity at the time of misconduct.

The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance was dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for a secondary service connection theory regarding the Veteran's hiatal hernia, as well as to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person as of July 8, 2019.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 4, 2024 for aid and attendance allowance.

The appeal was granted in part, allowing the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits from an April 2024 rating decision; however, no past due benefits were payable to the appellant for the direct payment of attorney fees.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the criteria for a total rating based on unemployability, and the Board granted TDIU effective April 22, 2020.

The Veteran's spouse, B., is recognized as his dependent spouse for VA purposes from September 14, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which was respiratory failure due to end stage glioblastoma, as there is no evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 17, 2018, but not earlier, for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need of regular aid and attendance.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain an opinion on whether the Veteran's cause of death was due to in-service Agent Orange exposure.