Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, finding that prior to May 21, 2018, she was not precluded from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an effective date prior to November 9, 2018, for the award of service connection for left upper extremity (LUE) muscle atrophy.

The Board granted an effective date of February 12, 2014, but no earlier, for the addition of the Veteran's spouse, K.C., to his VA compensation award as a dependent under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1115.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for revision of the May 2011 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) due to the lack of a properly filed CUE motion with the AOJ.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his anaplastic astrocytoma was caused by presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bilateral visual impairment, special monthly compensation (SMC) for aid and attendance, and total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period from April 7, 2016 to December 2, 2020.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy and tremors, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities and due to exposure to herbicide agents or contaminants at Camp Lejeune, for further development of evidence.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vascular disease, finding that it was not related to his active service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the matter to request a medical opinion from a medical doctor addressing the etiology of the Veteran's skin disability treated with permethrin.

The Board granted service connection for memory loss as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for substance use disorders as secondary to PTSD and a TDIU before October 6, 2021, for further development.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion addressing whether a disability manifesting with dizziness and an inability to walk is secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for a respiratory disorder, to include emphysema, due to inadequate medical opinion regarding toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) and the synergistic combined effect of all toxic exposures.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance at the housebound rate was denied due to his failure to report for a VA examination without good cause.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been granted in full, and the case is now moot.

The Board denied service connection for a neck condition, finding no evidence linking the Veteran's current degenerative disc disease to his active military service.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS) as secondary to a pleural abrasion, and higher ratings for pleural abrasion with residual dyspnea, scars, and TDIU due to further development needed.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral eye condition claimed as blurry vision, finding that the Veteran's blurry vision was caused by his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.