Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability diagnosed as Osgood-Schlatter disease, finding that the Veteran's condition was related to his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that it was at least as likely as not that elevated blood pressure and hyperlipidemia noted in service were early manifestations of CAD, which contributed to his death.

The Board granted entitlement to special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) based on the Veteran's service-connected respiratory conditions.

The Board denied service connection for esophageal cancer, finding no causal relationship between the condition and the Veteran's active duty service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to February 19, 2018, and an initial compensable disability rating for right ureteral calculus.

The Board granted service connection for tremor, finding that it is at least as likely as not causally related to toxic exposure risk activity during the Veteran's service.

The Board remands the case to issue a statement of the case regarding the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his right foot conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, to include atrial fibrillation, as the evidence did not support a finding of chronic symptoms during service or continuous symptoms since service.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating, but no higher, for the Veteran's left foot metatarsalgia on an extraschedular basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining any form of gainful employment during the period on appeal.

The Board remands the matter to obtain an opinion as to whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC program and provide complete notice.

The appeal for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death was withdrawn by the Appellant.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance starting from October 25, 2017.

The Board remands the matter for the agency of original jurisdiction to provide notice of the right to a hearing and determine if additional evidentiary development is required.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for basal cell carcinoma to obtain private treatment records.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for an alcohol use disorder and bilateral flatfeet, and the Board dismissed these claims.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of August 7, 2016, for the award of a TDIU and DEA benefits based on his service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD), but denied from April 1, 2018, to August 15, 2018. SMC is granted from December 5, 2016, to April 1, 2018, and from August 16, 2018 forward.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reimbursement of ambulance transportation expenses to a VA Medical Center, as his annual income exceeded the Maximum Annual Pension Rate and he was not service-connected for any disabilities.

The motion for revision of a prior rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed without prejudice to refiling.

The appeal of the proposed rating reduction for service-connected temporomandibular joint disorder is dismissed due to a processing error.