Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted entitlement to benefits under the Home Improvement and Structural Alterations (HISA) program for installation of a roll-in shower, subject to regulations governing payment of monetary awards.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, myelodysplastic syndrome, due to in-service herbicide exposure.

The issue of an initial compensable disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected hypertension is being remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board granted service connection for diverticulosis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his condition began during active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate set out at 38 U.S.C. § 1114(t) and remanded the issue of separate ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and residuals of a traumatic brain injury.

The Board found that the Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, and mismanagement of funds.

The Board granted an effective date of July 18, 2022, for the grant of a TDIU and basic eligibility to DEA benefits.

The Board remands the matter to adjudicate whether the overpayment debt was properly created and, if valid, consider a waiver request.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected back disabilities were a contributory factor in his death.

The Board denied service connection for a disability of the colon, to include diverticulosis, and dismissed all claims for increased ratings as the Veteran withdrew them.

The appeal regarding the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for onychomycosis of the left great toe is remanded to obtain an adequate examination.

The Board denied service connection for athletic pubalgia and remanded the issue of service connection for varicose veins.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits due to their divorce.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal regarding the propriety of a rating reduction from 70 percent to 50 percent for chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, effective June 1, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for special monthly pension and higher SMP rates, as the evidence did not support a basis for these claims.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for cause of death, survivor's (death) pension benefits, and accrued benefits due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative intervertebral disc and duodenal ulcer, as well as the TDIU claim, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the case to ensure proper notice is provided regarding the validity of a debt in the amount of $1,741.00 for overpayment of benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The appellant's income exceeds the applicable maximum annual pension rate, thus denying a survivor's pension.