Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for dysphagia, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical strain, status post cervical spine fusion.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) as it was a congenital disease not aggravated by service and not related to toxic exposures.

The Board remands the claim for further development and readjudication due to missing records and a need for additional notice.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board remands the case to correct a duty-to-assist error that occurred prior to the March 2023 rating decision, specifically regarding whether service connection for lymphoma can be granted on a direct basis.

The Board granted a higher level of special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(p) but denied an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA home health services provided on September 5, 2020, was dismissed due to the specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review by the Board.

The appeal was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's attempt to file a concurrent election for an already pending higher-level review request.

The Board remands the claim for liver cancer to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining service personnel records and an adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need of higher-level aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's post-polio syndrome is granted a total disability evaluation, and DEA benefits are established from April 25, 2016.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified mood disorder and a separate rating of 10 percent for painful scars due to pseudo folliculitis barbae (PFB), while denying service connection for right ear hearing loss, and not granting initial compensable ratings for left ear hearing loss and PFB.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for dependency benefits for her spouse and child, as she did not provide notice of their existence within one year of the qualifying events.

The appeal for a waiver of overpayment of VA pension benefits was dismissed due to the complete grant of the Veteran's request by the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

The Veteran's attorney is eligible for payment of fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a January 2024 rating decision that assigned separate compensable disability ratings for bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy associated with the Veteran's service-connected cervical strain.

The Board granted the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits due to VA's failure to provide proper notice within 180 days.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a neck injury to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected PTSD and tinnitus did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.