Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal concerning increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for obesity and remanded the claims for a left hand middle finger disability and a left hand ring finger disability due to insufficient evidence.

The appeal for VA payment or reimbursement of the cost of ambulance services has been dismissed.

The issue regarding the Veteran's competency to handle disbursement of funds is dismissed as it has been declared competent by VA.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability for the period from January 19, 2022, up to January 19, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's chronic dry eyes were aggravated by his service-connected migraine disability.

The Board remands the claim for reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses incurred on October 28, 2024, due to a need for additional development and documentation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of styes, left eye to the AOJ for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board granted entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a stomach disability (other than GERD and hiatal hernia), diagnosed as irritable colon syndrome and diverticulitis, based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of urinary incontinence, secondary to lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, due to multiple duty to assist errors.

The issue regarding the Veteran's competency to handle disbursement of funds has been dismissed as it is now moot due to a recent declaration of competency.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of expenses for non-VA dental services provided on July 28, 2020, is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The appeal contesting the eligibility to attorney fees based on past due benefits was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted an apportionment of 20 percent of the Veteran's monthly VA disability compensation benefits to the Appellant for the period from September 30, 2019, to September 13, 2022.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the right little finger and remanded the claim for the right arm due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of January 3, 2020, for the awards of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 (DEA), and special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria.

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

The Board denied the claims for revision of the April 2009 and January 2019 rating decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board granted service connection for bilateral endothelial corneal dystrophy (Fuchs' dystrophy) and left eye pseudophakia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus, but remanded the claim for right eye cataract.