Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 6, 2012 for the award of service connection for SPS.

The Board denied service connection for cold injuries to the face, nose, ears, left hand, and right hand due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities related to in-service cold exposure.

The appeal for an effective date prior to January 14, 2021, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board dismissed the claim for entitlement to a temporary total evaluation for right shoulder arthroscopy due to untimely submission of a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, diagnosed as chronic back strain, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to an injury sustained during her active military service.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluding substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility to benefits under PCAFC due to a lack of proper notice and to allow further processing.

The appeal was denied due to the untimely filing of a substantive appeal within 60 days of the July 16, 2020 SOC.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made, and the Board dismissed it.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on July 12, 2021, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board granted service connection for atrial fibrillation as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and TDIU were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) before a decision was made.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA emergency medical transportation services has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board denied benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1815 for a child born with birth defects and remanded the claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for a child born with spina bifida.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as further examination is needed to clarify the scope of the Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities.

The Board denied the claims for survivors' pension benefits for the minor children, D.A. and J.A., as the Veteran did not have active service during a period of war.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 28, 2023, for the grant of a 40 percent rating for right shoulder acromioclavicular joint separation with limitation of motion.

The appeals for payment of the cost of non-VA dental services provided on March 17, 2021 and April 1, 2021 were dismissed as no determination remains with which the appellant disagrees.