Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation to obtain additional relevant medical records.

The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right upper extremity paralysis and spastic hemiparesis of the right lower extremity, finding that these additional disabilities were not reasonably foreseeable at the time of a February 2008 surgery.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory disability, including emphysema, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on his in-service toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for residuals of a service-connected left-hand injury from September 14, 2010, to October 2, 2019, but the claim for a higher rating was denied.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of August 11, 2022, for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the issues of service connection for chronic diarrhea and entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for chronic diarrhea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an error satisfying regulatory or statutory duty.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a waiver of recoupment of an overpayment debt due to insufficient information provided in his Financial Status Report.

The appeal for Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits was dismissed due to procedural defects.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for polycythemia vera, and the Board has dismissed the claim.

The Board remands the matter of whether the termination of the payment of nonservice-connected survivor's pension benefits was proper, as further AOJ action is warranted to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for congestive heart failure and hyperlipidemia, finding no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for left foot callouses based on evidence showing the condition developed during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on housebound status or the need for regular aid and attendance due to a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claim for the AOJ to provide appropriate notice and properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1725 and 38 C.F.R. §§ 17.1000 through 17.1008.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 33 for an ISSEP online self-paced training course as the course was not approved by VA.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ, as no evidence supported that these benefits should have been granted prior to October 15, 2020.

The Board remands the case for an additional VA examination to determine the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected fibroids status post myomectomy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance, as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation or require regular aid and attendance of another person.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to VA PCAFC benefits due to an inadequate CEAT opinion and a failure to provide complete notice under 38 U.S.C. § 5104.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.