Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date of December 20, 2018, for additional dependency benefits for his spouse, R., is granted.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA medical services has been dismissed.

The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in a November 2021 rating decision granting service connection for left and right knee disorders.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left hand muscle atrophy.

The Board denied service connection for menstrual disorders and hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, to include any residuals thereof, as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The appeal related to the proposed decrease in rating for voiding dysfunction, status post prostatectomy from 100 percent to 60 percent is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals related to the severance of special monthly compensation, loss of use of both feet, and ratings for bilateral lower extremity chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradical neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for thrombosis (TIA or cerebral infarction) and special monthly compensation based on the Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The appellant, as the Veteran's surviving spouse, is granted eligibility to be considered a substitute party regarding the issue of SMC for statutory housebound but denied for aid and attendance.

The Board is remanding the claim for TDIU prior to January 23, 2019, to consider additional evidence.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for accrued benefits for esophageal adenocarcinoma involving metastases to the liver, lungs and bones due to a need for additional development.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation at the (l) level due to his permanent bedridden status.

The Board granted entitlement to payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on December 29, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of additional compensation for his dependent spouse, S.G., as he did not submit new and relevant evidence or appeal the August 2021 rating decision within one year.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, including bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies and intervertebral disc syndrome.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot, and the claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status prior to October 18, 2021, is denied.

The Veteran's appeal seeking review of the apportionment of his monthly VA disability compensation benefits on behalf of the Appellee and the Beneficiary is dismissed due to noncompliance with VA's mandatory claims processing rules.

The duplicate appeal seeking service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma is dismissed as the claims have already been granted in a separate docketed appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, left knee strain, right knee strain, and hearing loss, prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.