Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for payment or reimbursement to the Veteran, John W. Clark, DDS, for dental services provided on June 17, 2021, is dismissed as moot.

The Board denied service connection for muscle weakness, anoxic brain injury, heart failure, and dysphagia as secondary to respiratory failure with hypoxia, and denied special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status.

The appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as the appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU, were dismissed by the Veteran during his hearing.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition on his forearms, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and that the Veteran's reports were inconsistent.

The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for residual painful scars, status post right knee surgery, effective February 9, 2022.

The Board found that the November 2022 rating decision granting service connection for PTSD, left knee strain, hearing loss and migraines was clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to the appellant's status as a deserter with the U.S. Army.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that it was less likely than not that his service-connected disabilities contributed to or caused his death.

The Board denied an apportionment greater than $300 monthly from the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits on behalf of his minor child.

The Veteran's appeal contesting eligibility to attorney fees, based on past-due benefits awarded in a February 2021 rating decision, is granted.

The Board granted an annual clothing allowance for the 2021 calendar year due to wear, tear, and/or irreparable damage caused by a back brace used to treat a service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination and medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's status post hysterectomy is related to her service-connected Crohn's disease.

The appeal for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, survivor's pension, and accrued benefits, as well as the appeal for Dependents' Educational Assistance for the Veteran's surviving children, was dismissed because the March 2022 decision did not address these issues.

The Board granted service connection for right and left extremity athletes' foot, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his active-duty service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a child of the deceased Veteran, which would entitle him to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, Survivors Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits.

The Board denied an apportionment greater than $300 monthly from the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits on behalf of his minor child.

The Board denied service connection for left and right hand disorders as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from February 1, 2007 to November 30, 2011.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left foot hallux valgus, left foot hallux limitus, and left foot gastrocnemius due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for shortness of breath, finding that there was no current diagnosis and the evidence did not support a link to service.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizoaffective disorder was denied, as well as the motion to reverse on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) the June 1978 rating decision that denied entitlement to service connection for a nervous condition.