Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal regarding the removal of the Veteran's spouse as a dependent was dismissed due to untimely submission and subsequent reinstatement.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of urinary frequency to allow for a medical examination and opinion, as well as appropriate development under the presumption of Persian Gulf War veterans.

The appeal of the August 2022 rating decision is dismissed as it did not contain any determination adverse to the claimant.

The Board granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The appeal was denied due to the proper withholding of VA disability compensation for 8 days of drill pay received in FY 2021.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) from March 1, 2022, due to the Veteran's income falling below the poverty threshold for a household of four in 2020.

The Board granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral Dupuytren's contracture based on the evidence showing a causal relationship to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a May 2015 rating decision for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for non-psychotic organic brain syndrome, as secondary to epilepsy.

The Board denied an earlier effective date prior to January 19, 2006, for the award of a 10 percent rating for compartment syndrome of the left lower extremity.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and he is entitled to a TDIU effective July 18, 2018. He also qualifies for special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) starting from the same date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to October 28, 2021.

The Board denied an effective date prior to October 31, 2015 for the award of a 50 percent rating for adjustment disorder and remanded issues related to TDIU and DEA.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, as well as entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 10, 2019.

The Board granted an initial 60 percent disability rating for pleural thickening, effective May 17, 2018.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities from January 29, 2017 to June 8, 2018.

The appeals for a rating in excess of 10 percent for pulmonary tuberculosis, special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance by another person or due to being housebound, and entitlement to TDIU prior to June 3, 2015, were dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to July 10, 2017.

The Board denied service connection for right and left hand disabilities as the evidence did not establish a causal relationship between the current conditions and the Veteran's military service.