Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of February 11, 2010, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant are remanded for a VA examination to determine if his service-connected disabilities meet the criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bipolar disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and migraines, have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on May 10, 1994 and June 28, 1994 due to a lack of prior authorization from VA.

The Board denied the appeal to reopen the claim of service connection for inguinal lymphadenopathy and denied a compensable rating for trauma, coccygeal region.

The appeal seeking VA payment for the cost of medical services provided to the Veteran at SSMC from November 16, 2004, to November 18, 2004, was dismissed as there is no current case or controversy before the Board.

The Board granted service connection for nasopharyngeal cancer, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether it is related to military service, specifically herbicide exposure.

The Board granted service connection for pulmonary vascular disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected menstrual disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for anemia from September 17, 2013 to January 16, 2014 based on hemoglobin levels and symptoms such as headaches and easy fatigability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence of record does not show that his service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from April 28, 2006, including awards of extraschedular TDIU.

The Board remands the case for another medical opinion to address the Veteran's respiratory disability, as previous opinions were not thorough.

The Board remands the matter for additional development, including obtaining EOBs from Medicare and any evidence showing that BMC notified VA of a safe transfer or reasonable attempts to request transfer.

The Veteran's claim for a special monthly pension (SMP) based on housebound status was denied as the evidence did not show that he required regular aid and attendance or was housebound.

The Board granted payment or reimbursement of the cost of non-VA medical services provided at Knox Community Hospital on July 29 and July 30, 2016.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal condition, other than IBS and right inguinal hernia, as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate prior to October 31, 2019.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria for further development.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to brain cancer, which was determined to be related to in-service herbicide exposure.

The appeal for DIC benefits based on the appellant's school attendance from August 2021 to July 2023 is dismissed as moot.