Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew the issues on appeal, and the appeal is dismissed.

The appeal for service connection for signs and symptoms involving the skin was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board granted an effective date of October 31, 2022, for service connection of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for left and right leg conditions, pain/varicose vein, finding that the Veteran's varicose veins began during active-duty service and have continued to the present.

The Board remands the issue of the termination of entitlement to an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits for further development, as there is insufficient evidence regarding the dates and circumstances of the parties' separation or divorce.

The Board remands the case to verify the dates of the Veteran's fugitive felon status and incarceration, and to perform a paid and due audit for his VA compensation payments.

The Board denied an effective date prior to February 10, 2021, for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the issues of service connection for left and right foot conditions due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the failure to obtain relevant podiatry records.

The Board remands the matter to adjudicate the issue of whether the overpayment in the amount of $5,562.25 was properly created and the reasons the RO found its creation to be valid.

The Board remands the claim for a right hand fifth metacarpal fracture with residual hand pain to obtain an adequate VA examination.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits and survivor pension benefits as she was not recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse under VA regulations.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for heart block, but no higher.

The case is being remanded to correct a failure in providing the Veteran with notice of the right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of individual unemployability (TDIU), and the Board dismissed the case.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services provided on August 19, 2020, through CHAMPVA was dismissed due to lack of a denial notification.

The Board denied the propriety of disinterment of the Veteran's remains from Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery based on clear and convincing evidence that he committed a State capital crime but was not convicted due to his death.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for right hip flexion, right thigh impairment, and right hip extension to obtain an addendum opinion assessing the severity of these conditions absent the ameliorative effects of medication.

The appeal was dismissed without prejudice due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's former spouse was added as a dependent to her VA disability compensation benefits from April 19, 2013 to July 10, 2014.