Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for separate ratings for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma, finding a link to toxic exposure risk activity during the Veteran's service.

The appeal for entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected heart disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for neurogenic bowel due to an incomplete medical examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for breast cancer to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for a right ring finger disability, as there was no evidence of ankylosis or functional equivalent thereof.

The appeal of the claim for service connection for a penile condition was dismissed due to the lack of an adjudicated decision by the AOJ.

The Board granted the waiver of an overpayment debt in the amount of $2,164.20 for monthly housing allowance and $41.66 books/supplies under the 38 U.S.C. Chapter 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill due to equity and good conscience considerations.

The attorney is eligible for the payment of fees based on past-due benefits from a June 2025 rating decision; the Veteran's appeal contesting fee eligibility is denied.

The Board granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) on an extra-schedular basis from February 8, 2008.

The Board granted payment or reimbursement for the cost of non-VA medical services incurred at Sky Lakes Medical Center and Rogue Valley Medical Center from March 6, 2008, to April 9, 2008.

The Board granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from November 24, 2005 to April 16, 2012.

The Board granted a higher initial disability rating of 10 percent for left hip bursitis with limitation of flexion from August 11, 2023.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of death due to incomplete records and unclear exposure dates.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an eye disorder to obtain a VA examination that addresses the Veteran's symptoms in the March 2015 report and provides an opinion on the etiology of any diagnosed eye disabilities.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's eye condition, characterized by blurred vision and twitching of the left eye due to an undiagnosed illness, left eye cataract, status post cataract extraction, and right eye cataract.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma (tongue cancer) based on the evidence suggesting a potential causal link to in-service herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from February 12, 2023, to October 3, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left temple metastatic to the lymph nodes and parotid gland due to further development required under the PACT Act.