Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a bowel disability, diagnosed as chronic constipation, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain with low back pain and traumatic arthritis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) during the period prior to December 30, 2018, as his employment was found to be substantially gainful.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for musculoskeletal thoracic spine pain prior to May 15, 2013 and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to an inadequate VA examination and overlapping symptoms between her service-connected lupus and nonservice-connected fibromyalgia.

The Board remands the claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and special monthly compensation due to need for aid and attendance, as further development is necessary.

The appeal for service connection for non-hodgkin's lymphoma was dismissed as the Veteran opted into the modernized appeals system.

The appeal for reimbursement of non-VA care received from March 8, 2009, to March 9, 2009, is granted.

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

The Board granted service connection for anemia, finding it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's anemia is due to bleeding caused by anticoagulant medications prescribed to treat his service-connected atrial fibrillation.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of non-VA care provided at North Bay Hospital from December 24, 2005, to January 4, 2006, was dismissed as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) approved payment for this period.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for gout due to an inadequate etiology opinion and a failure to provide adequate notice regarding unavailability of records.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to August 9, 2023, as it is inextricably intertwined with other claims.

The Veteran was granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for a mood disorder with depressive features from June 22, 2000 until January 1, 2003 and a 100 percent rating from January 1, 2003 until January 25, 2012. The claim for an increased rating was denied for the period starting August 5, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for readjudication and issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case addressing the Veteran's entitlement to reimbursement for ambulance services provided by Huron Valley Ambulance on March 22, 2008.

The Board granted service connection for polymyalgia rheumatic, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and considering his exposure to herbicide agents and asbestos during active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased rating to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical examination.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Veteran was granted a disability rating of 100 percent for the period from June 17, 2021 to September 17, 2021 and a 30 percent rating thereafter for her gynecological disability, including hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy. She was also granted an effective date of June 17, 2021 for special monthly compensation based upon loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, concluding that the Veteran's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) contributed substantially and materially to his death.

The appeal for entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran's receipt of a 100 percent rating from April 12, 2024.