Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the service-connected residuals of right foot laceration with paresthesia, granted special monthly compensation based on a need for regular aid and attendance, and dismissed the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as moot.

The Board remands the claim for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC program and providing complete notice as required by law.

The Board granted the application to readjudicate the Appellant's character of discharge and remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining the Appellant's entire personnel record.

The appeal for service connection for uterine fibroids and a non-inflammatory fallopian tube disability was dismissed due to procedural defects in the notice of disagreement.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 14, 2019, and August 15, 2019, is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's tic disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for increased initial evaluations of right and left upper extremity essential tremors due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, as the evidence shows that it has prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service on the USS Basilone and that this exposure caused his condition.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA ambulance services is dismissed as the claim was processed and approved after administrative review.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there is no case or controversy within its jurisdiction since service connection for death benefits has been granted.

The Board remands the matter to determine if the Veteran's National Guard service qualifies for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance benefits.

The Board found that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits, in the amount of $215,093.63, is a validly created debt due to the Veteran's incarceration following a felony conviction.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain and granted a TDIU prior to January 18, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for Polycythemia Vera, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a relationship to his presumed herbicide exposure during military service.

The appeal for an effective date earlier than January 16, 2020, for the award of TDIU and for eligibility for DEA is dismissed due to a claims processing error.

The Board granted an effective date of March 7, 2021, for TDIU and SMC at the statutory housebound rate.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for malignant neoplasms of the breast (breast cancer) prior to August 10, 2022.

The Veteran has been granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) effective November 14, 2018.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral vascular disease, transaortic valve replacement and lower extremities, stint in groin as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his service.