Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for a compensable rating for mild esophageal stricture, and the Board dismissed this issue.

The Board denied service connection for a prostate condition and cataracts, finding that the evidence does not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse, which would have allowed her to receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), survivors' pension, and accrued benefits.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left eye vision loss, to include central serous retinopathy, as a pre-decisional duty to assist error was not corrected.

The Board remands the claim for a hernia, to include addressing whether the character of the appellant's discharge is a bar to VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a refund of the Veteran's unused MGIB-AD contributions because the Veteran died more than five years after his discharge from service, and thus did not meet the statutory requirement for eligibility.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an extension of her delimiting date to use her Chapter 35 DEA educational benefits.

The Board granted service connection for specified trauma or stressor-related disorder, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric condition is related to his in-service experiences.

The appeal for service connection for muscle spasms was dismissed as the Veteran did not file a timely appeal to the Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims or request reconsideration within 120 days.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for trigeminal neuralgia, left side.

The appeal for entitlement to a clothing allowance for 2021 is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected bradycardia, finding that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The appeal for entitlement to payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on January 18, 2020, was dismissed as the issue has been resolved in full and is now moot.

The Board grants entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claim for a clothing allowance for 2021 to ensure that all relevant evidence is properly considered.

The appeal to add the Veteran's spouse as a dependent to his VA disability compensation benefits is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II (DM) and associated neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of August 1, 2014.

The Board remands the matter to clarify the Veteran's dates of training in order to calculate his aggregate active duty service and determine if he is entitled to educational assistance benefits at a rate higher than 70 percent.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for entitlement to educational benefits under Chapter 33 as he did not have sufficient qualifying active duty service.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran is in need of personal care services due to an inability to perform activities of daily living or a need for supervision.