Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal regarding the timeliness of a VA Form 9 was dismissed as it became moot when VA accepted the Veteran's VA Form 9 as timely.

The Board remands the claim to correct errors in satisfying its regulatory and statutory duties, including associating necessary documents with the record.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the condition and in-service asbestos exposure.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating for paranoid schizophrenia and PTSD, as it was not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's symptoms warranted such a rating within one year of April 13, 2018.

The Veteran's eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits is granted based on his service-connected PTSD and the exception to the minimum duration of service requirement.

The Board granted service connection for myeloproliferative neoplasm, B-cell lymphocytic leukemia based on the Veteran's radiation exposure during active service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 1, 2016 for the award of additional dependency allowance.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination opinion to determine if the Veteran's neuro endocrine carcinoma/islet cell carcinoma is related to his service, including his conceded exposure to asbestos.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for mandibular cancer and a neck condition to correct duty-to-assist errors, as the Veteran was presumed to have been exposed during service to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's son was granted a nonservice-connected burial allowance but denied a plot/interment allowance following the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the claims for service connection, temporary total evaluation, and increased rating for further development of evidence.

The appeal for non-service-connected burial allowance and plot or interment allowance and transportation reimbursement was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred for medical travel by ambulance on April 9, 2024, due to lack of prior authorization and not being undertaken in connection with a medical emergency.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia disorder, finding it related to the Veteran's combat service in Vietnam.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's service-connected right ear injury and mastoidectomy caused or substantially contributed to his death.

The Board remands the claim for the AOJ to reconstruct the record and associate with the claims file all relevant records related to the ambulance transportation services provided to the Veteran on or around January 29, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent prior to April 11, 2022, and in excess of 50 percent thereafter for his service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Board granted the restoration of service connection for chronic adjustment disorder, effective February 1, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for inguinal hernia to obtain an addendum opinion that discusses whether the Veteran's in-service reports of hernia are related to his currently diagnosed inguinal hernia.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.