Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the residuals of a left foot navicular avulsion fracture, finding that the symptoms more closely approximate moderately severe impairment.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of the Veteran's death, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical determination considering all medical information of record to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the matter to resolve where the Veteran's compensation has been deposited and to consider 38 U.S.C. § 5302B.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional education benefits under the VR&E program, finding that she did not have a serious employment handicap during the appeal period.

The appeal for payment of the cost of ambulance transportation services provided on February 4, 2020, was administratively approved while the appeal was pending, making the appeal moot.

The appeal for nonservice-connected death pension benefits was withdrawn by the appellant's representative and is therefore dismissed.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 8, 2023, for the grant of additional dependency benefits for the Veteran's child, J.W.

The Board remands the claim for a TDIU to schedule a new VA examination to assess the occupational impact of the Veteran's lupus erythematosus and related dermatitis, separate from his coronary artery disease.

The Board remands the service connection claim for painful joints as it is intertwined with another issue regarding the character of discharge from service.

The appeal challenging the removal of the Veteran's spouse as a dependent from his VA compensation award is dismissed.

The appeal was dismissed as untimely, and good cause for an extension of time to file the appeal has not been shown.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a brain tumor and hypopituitarism due to an inadequate VA opinion.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a dependent to receive DIC, death pension, and/or accrued benefits due to not meeting the statutory criteria of 'child' for VA purposes.

The Board granted service connection for a blood disorder, to include macrocytic anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome, as well as Alzheimer's disease caused by the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The appeal for nonservice-connected death pension benefits was withdrawn by the appellant's representative and is therefore dismissed.

The appeal was dismissed due to administrative action, and the claims for clothing allowances related to lidocaine 4% topical cream and menthol M-salicylate topical cream were denied as there is no legal basis for entitlement.

The appeal for service connection for HIV has been granted, making the issue moot.

The Board granted service connection for nasopharyngeal cancer, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.