Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the 'l' level on account of loss of use of both feet, effective August 17, 2021.

The appeal was dismissed as a matter of law due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

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 denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse and entitlement to accrued benefits due to insufficient evidence of a valid marriage under state laws.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for eligibility to inter the decedent at a VA national cemetery due to his Other Than Honorable discharge.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for gastroenteritis, finding that her symptoms did not more closely approximate the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits, finding that he did not have an employment handicap and was therefore not in need of rehabilitation.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for a right foot condition, as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service.

The Veteran's daughter, M.L.W., was granted recognition as an adult dependent due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to age 18.

The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the February 2024 rating decision is granted.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the award of a 100 percent rating for Prinzmetal angina, special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria, and basic eligibility for Dependent's Educational Assistance (DEA), were granted with an effective date of May 30, 2019. The claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability was dismissed as moot.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from May 14, 2010, on an extraschedular basis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for deep vein thrombosis and residual leg pain to obtain an addendum opinion that clarifies whether the condition is a congenital disease or defect, and if it is a congenital disease, whether it clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.

The appeal for entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance was dismissed as it has been fully granted by the Board.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for pancreatic insulinoma for readjudication in light of new and relevant evidence.

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

The appeal regarding the contractual payment rate for dental services furnished by the appellant on July 15, 2021 is dismissed.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for type II diabetes was dismissed due to the Veteran's untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 17, 2010, for service connection for right and left hip limitation of extension but denied earlier effective dates for the same conditions as well as for right and left hip limitation of adduction. The Board also denied higher disability ratings for various hip conditions.