Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 8, 2015, for the award of service connection for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and a 30 percent rating from January 8, 2015, to December 31, 2016.

The Board remands the claim for further development to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's pancreas disability, including whether it is related to service or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board remands the case for further development to ensure due process prior to adjudication of the issue on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for throat cancer at the base of tongue, finding it not etiologically related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service or otherwise related to service.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for allergic conjunctivitis as the Veteran's condition was inactive and did not result in any residuals, including visual impairment or disfigurement.

The Board remands the matter for further development to address whether the Veteran's eye disability is aggravated by his service-connected heart disability.

The appeal for an increased rating for a right knee meniscal tear was withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for loss of use of the right upper extremity for the period prior to January 14, 2020 due to the need for a retrospective medical opinion addressing flare-ups during that period.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity dyskinesia, as well as special monthly compensation based on loss of use of both feet and hands.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for disabilities related to a positive cardiolipin microflocculation lab result in service due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy and skin disability affecting the bilateral feet, as these conditions are not attributable to active military service or secondary to any service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the service connection claim for insomnia disorder as secondary to tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions and examinations.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's lay statements and evidence submitted.

The Board remands the case to cure a due process deficiency and correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to eligibility for benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).

The January 2024 appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not intend to file an appeal, but rather submitted additional argument related to a pending VHA appeal.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by obtaining an updated TERA Memorandum and a new VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the matter to satisfy pre-decisional errors pertaining to insufficient notice and an inadequate medical opinion.

The appeal for eligibility for benefits under the VA's PCAFC is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and inadequate notification of the decision.

The issue of the validity of the decision to retrieve Survivor's Pension benefits was improperly docketed and therefore dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tremors to schedule a new VA examination to address all theories of entitlement and current disabilities raised by the record.