Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for additional evidence and information.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of death due to diabetes mellitus type 2, finding that there is at least evenly balanced evidence supporting its role in contributing to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a helpless child of the Veteran based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18, finding insufficient evidence that he became permanently incapable of self-support due to physical or mental defects before his 18th birthday.

The Board granted entitlement to SMC (n) from July 25, 2022, but denied the claim for a higher rate of special monthly compensation.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services due to a need for additional evidence and proper notice.

The Board remands the claim for a legally adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC program.

The Board granted the veteran's claims for an annual clothing allowance for a right knee brace and triamcinolone 0.1 percent cream for calendar year 2021, resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The appeal for benefits under the PCAFC is dismissed due to the extension of eligibility for Legacy participants.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and TDIU is granted as of July 30, 2024.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for their psychiatric disability, finding that the symptoms did not result in total social and occupational impairment.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for additional benefits as the claim was already fully granted by the AOJ.

The Board grants recognition of H. as the Veteran's dependent spouse for VA purposes, allowing additional dependency benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disorder and scoliosis, finding that the evidence did not support the existence of separate and distinct conditions from his already service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for pulmonary fibrosis, finding no current diagnosis of the condition and that it was not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits as the Veteran did not have any claims pending before VA at the time of his death, and there were no periodic monetary benefits due and unpaid.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for a pelvic condition and for a urological condition of the left varicocele and hydrocele is dismissed.

The appeal for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for cause of death for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reimbursement of loans acquired while participating in a VR&E program under Chapter 31, Title 38, United States Code.