Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected trauma or stressor related disorder with insomnia was granted a 70 percent evaluation, and TDIU was granted prior to February 7, 2024.

The Board granted an initial compensable evaluation of 10 percent for pruritus ani based on constant slight or occasional moderate leakage.

The appellant is granted half of the nonservice-connected burial allowance benefits, but denied a plot/interment allowance.

The character of the appellant's discharge from active military service is not a bar to receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits.

The Board remands the matter to ensure that the Appellant's complete loan guaranty file has been obtained and associated with the claims file prior to adjudication on the merits.

The appeal was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the notice of disagreement.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees to the appellant from benefits resulting from a January 2024 grant of past-due benefits.

The appeal for service connection for muscle pain and neurological signs and symptoms has been withdrawn by the veteran's authorized representative.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for residuals of a fracture to his right little finger, as there was no evidence indicating that a compensable rating is warranted.

The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary disorder, claimed as pneumonia residuals, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the current disability and the Veteran's active service.

The motion for reversal or revision of the January 2021 Board decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from July 15, 2005 to March 25, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address the severity of the Veteran's hiatal hernia with reflux symptoms, considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The appeal for service connection for an eye disorder, and other related claims, is remanded for further development.

The Board grants service connection for a skin disability of the bilateral feet, diagnosed as xerosis, finding that it began during active service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a back injury, head injury, and neck injury as the evidence did not support that these injuries occurred during or while traveling from active duty.

The Board remands the issues of validity and waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits due to concurrent receipt of active service pay.

The Board granted service connection for cerebrovascular accident (CVA) residuals, finding that the Veteran's CVA is related to her service-connected hypertension and type 2 diabetes.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from June 20, 2013.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected decreased grip strength of the left hand.