Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a left hip/left gluteal muscle disability, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been found to render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he requires the aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Appellant's request for an extension of her delimiting date to use her Chapter 35, DEA educational benefits due to a lack of evidence showing that she was physically disabled and prevented from completing a program of education during or prior to her delimiting date.

The Board found that an overpayment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) was validly created due to the Veteran's separation from service prior to his obligation end date for the Transfer of Entitlement program. The waiver of recovery of this overpayment was denied.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Veteran's service-connected persistent depressive disorder rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to August 30, 2022.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria effective February 12, 2017.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 8, 2016, for the award of service connection for the Veteran's sinus condition.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for left and right hip osteitis pubis under Diagnostic Codes 5252 and 5253, but denied higher ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for eligibility for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation as his service-connected disabilities do not meet the required criteria.

The Board remands the matter for further development and readjudication of the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement for beneficiary travel expenses on July 17, 2025.

The appeal of the proposed decrease in evaluation for PTSD was dismissed due to premature filing by the Veteran.

The Board granted the restoration of a separate disability rating for dizziness, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding its nature.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a failure to provide adequate notice and medical determination.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for survivors' pension benefits and accrued benefits due to her income exceeding the applicable maximum annual pension rate.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for bilateral colorblindness, effective from the veteran's November 2, 2001 service connection date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right hip disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings.

The appeal seeking entitlement to a TDIU was dismissed as the Veteran has been awarded a total schedular disability rating for her psychiatric disability and special monthly compensation (SMC).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hammertoes of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th toes to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for entitlement to VEAP education benefits due to lack of eligibility and expiration of the delimiting date.