Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disabilities resulting from VA medical treatment, specifically a February 2020 colonoscopy during which his colon was perforated.

The attorney's appeal for payment of fees based on past-due benefits awarded from the August 2022 rating decision was denied.

The Veteran's appeal to be removed from the fiduciary program for managing VA benefits is granted as he has been determined competent by the AOJ.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided by the appellant in June 2020 is dismissed because the issue has been resolved administratively.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent disability rating for left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy (femoral nerve).

The Board granted service connection for basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma, finding that the Veteran's condition is likely related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant's claim for a certificate of eligibility for a VA loan guaranty has been granted in full, and there is no longer any case or controversy.

The Board remands the claim for an automobile allowance due to incomplete evidence and a need to ensure all relevant records are considered.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits as there was no evidence that the Veteran had any unpaid VA benefits or claims pending at the time of his death.

The Board denied service connection for tooth erosion for compensation purposes, finding that the Veteran does not have a current dental disability due to loss of substance of body of maxilla or mandible from trauma or disease such as osteomyelitis.

The Board remands the matter to ensure that the Veteran's complete loan guaranty file has been obtained and associated with the claims file prior to adjudication on the merits.

The Board granted service connection for left hip strain on a secondary basis, finding that the Veteran's left hip condition is caused by his service-connected left knee strain.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic pancreatitis to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its etiology, particularly in relation to toxic exposures during service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits on behalf of their minor child N.B., finding that the Veteran was providing reasonable financial support and that an apportionment would cause further financial hardship to both parties.

The Board granted a disability rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's non-gonococcal urethritis cystitis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date of TDIU and DEA, as well as a higher rating for migraine headaches, due to a predecisional duty to assist error in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for a deviated nasal septum disability, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset in service and is related to an in-service injury.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on June 14, 2021, is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The Board granted the motion for reversal of the May 1959 rating decision that denied service connection for a gastric ulcer based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).