Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the appellant's claims for survivors' pension benefits and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) as there was no evidence to support that the Veteran's death was caused by a disability incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board granted service connection for Raynaud's phenomenon as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism.

The Board remands the matter to allow the AOJ to conduct a legally adequate CEAT review and provide adequate notice.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 20, 2021.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause him to require regular aid and attendance with activities of daily living, granting special monthly compensation.

The appeal for service connection for a hysterectomy was dismissed as the Veteran did not respond to the Board's request for clarification within the required timeframe.

The Veteran's basic eligibility for education benefits under Chapter 33, Title 38, United States Code (Post-9/11 GI Bill) is granted based on his service-connected asthma and discharge from active duty.

The Board granted service connection for left leg numbness and left lower extremity neurological dysfunction as secondary to residuals of a left thigh boil removal.

The appeal for service connection for right foot hallux rigidus was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board granted service connection for trauma and stressor related disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 20, 2021.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 20, 2021.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for further development, including obtaining additional private treatment records.

The Veteran was granted an initial 70 percent rating for panic disorder, insomnia disorder, and other specified trauma and stress-related disorder, as well as a TDIU from August 28, 2020 to September 23, 2021, and basic eligibility for DEA benefits during the same period.

The Board remands the matter to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and determine the actual amount of the appellant's debt, as well as to adjudicate her request for a waiver of recovery on an overpayment in the first instance.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to his family income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate.

The Board remands the claim for TDIU prior to March 20, 2019 for extraschedular consideration.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for earlier effective date of transferred education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, as the law dictates that the earliest beginning date is July 29, 2024.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for additional education benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 3320 for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship because he was enrolled in a graduate program, not an undergraduate STEM degree or a clinical training program.

The Board remands the claims for further development to properly adjudicate the Veteran's entitlement to payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses.