Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for claustrophobia, as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis to VA's Director of Compensation Service for further consideration.

The Veteran's effective date for the award of special monthly compensation at the housebound rate under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) is granted as of June 25, 2018.

The Board remands the claim for additional development, including obtaining addendum opinions and private treatment records.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence that a disability incurred in or aggravated by service caused or contributed substantially to his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an additional disability, to include vision impairment, claimed as a result of VA treatment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment throughout the period on appeal, and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The appeal for a higher disability rating and TDIU was withdrawn by the Veteran, leading to its dismissal.

The appellant is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from December 19, 2017.

The Board remands the matter to ensure compliance with contested claims procedures and to readjudicate the claim.

The Board remands the claim for a more detailed medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's prostate disability, including whether it was caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities and herbicide exposure.

The Veteran withdrew all remaining issues associated with his appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 1, 2018, to August 6, 2018.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding a nexus between his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service and pancreatic cancer.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability prior to July 31, 2019, as the evidence did not support that his service-connected disabilities alone prevented all types of substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis, as the evidence did not support a finding that his service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with substance use disorder prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, resolving all doubt in her favor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.