Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier August 26, 2003 effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing due to a pre-decisional failure to assist error and an inconsistency in medical evidence regarding the need for assistive devices.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VA educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill due to a General (Under Honorable Conditions) discharge with misconduct as the reason for separation.

The appeal was dismissed due to a claims processing error of erroneous docketing.

The Board denied entitlement to an effective date prior to May 9, 2020 for the grant of a TDIU due to insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone rendered him unemployable.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for a 70 percent rating and TDIU were granted, with the earliest possible date being February 1, 2018.

The Board granted the waiver of recovery of an overpayment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35, finding that recovery would be against principles of equity and good conscience.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for episcleritis to obtain additional evidence and a more thorough medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for intention tremors of the hands and denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as he is already in receipt of a combined 100 percent disability rating.

The Board denied an effective date prior to May 24, 2022, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the veteran's request for earlier effective dates for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance, as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees based on benefits awarded in a March 2024 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an inadequate medical decision by the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT).

The Board remands the service connection claim for a neck disorder due to an inadequate VA examination that did not address the Veteran's reported in-service injuries.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the evaluation of right shoulder acromioclavicular osteoarthritis, finding that March 13, 2019, is the earliest date entitlement arose based on the available evidence.

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

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided by FHN Freeport Memorial Hospital on June 12, 2020, has been resolved in full by administrative action; the appeal is moot.

The Board remands the case to obtain a more complete medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, considering his service as a mortuary affairs assistant and any potential contributions from his service-connected skin disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) to perform appropriate toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) development and schedule a TERA examination in compliance with the PACT Act.