Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory condition, including asthma and bronchitis, as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board remands the claim for further development and readjudication of the Veteran's eligibility for Chapter 1606 benefits under MGIB-SR.

The Board granted restoration of TDIU and basic eligibility for DEA from December 1, 2020 to May 12, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the purpose of accrued benefits due to an inextricably intertwined issue with another appeal stream.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for basal cell carcinoma, finding that there was no evidence of the condition during active duty or a relationship to in-service events.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for recognition of A. T-B. as his helpless child based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18, finding that she is gainfully employed and not permanently incapable of self-support.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of spinal stenosis to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress has been withdrawn.

The Veteran is granted an additional 12 months of VA educational assistance benefits under the TOE program of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, subject to a statutory cap of 48 months.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for testicular cancer due to a need for a new opinion regarding the nexus between the Veteran's in-service toxic exposures and his current condition.

The appeal concerning entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted an effective date of April 11, 2023, with payment beginning on May 1, 2023, for additional dependency compensation for the Veteran's dependent spouse.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was promulgated.

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

The Board remands the issue of service connection for lower extremity varicose veins to correct duty to assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for degenerative joint disease with post traumatic arthritis of the left elbow is dismissed as moot because a rating decision has already granted service connection.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for conjunctivitis with nodular anterior scleritis, right eye, as the evidence did not support a compensable disability rating based on visual impairment or incapacitating episodes.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an extension of Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits delimiting date beyond October 21, 2016, as no applicable exceptions to the 15-year delimiting date were found.

The Board granted a clothing allowance for the year 2023 due to wear and tear caused by the Veteran's bilateral hand braces.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for cataracts and denied a higher initial disability rating for cataracts.