Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date than August 12, 2024, for additional dependency compensation for A. S., and August 26, 2024, for A. A. S., based on a lack of complete information regarding their dependency.

The appeal for entitlement to TDIU was dismissed due to concurrent election of review options being prohibited.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral restless leg syndrome as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral lower extremity chronic venous insufficiency with varicose veins, status post endovenous ablation, phlebectomy, and sclerotherapy.

The Board remands the issue of whether the reduction in VA disability compensation for the purpose of recouping military drill pay during FY 2021 was proper due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the appeal for an earlier effective date to September 2023, as the earliest intent to file a claim was received by VA on May 3, 2024.

The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in a March 2024 rating decision granting an increased 50 percent rating for pes planus.

The Board remands the claim for a right ear disability, to include right ear otitis media and a perforated right ear drum, as additional development is necessary.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a combined schedular service-connected rating higher than 60 percent, as the calculation of the combined disability rating using the Combined Ratings Table is correct.

The appeal regarding the validity and waiver of a Chapter 33 overpayment debt is dismissed due to an untimely notice of disagreement.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA emergency care was dismissed due to the improper claimant.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services provided by the appellant on August 25, 2021, August 26, 2021, and August 30, 2021, was dismissed as it is governed by a specific dispute process with no review by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for boils to ensure a VA examination is conducted, as there is evidence of an in-service event and current disability that may be related.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal of the March 2021 rating decision and the March 2022 letter due to an erroneous docketing.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's bilateral dry eye syndrome and a higher disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his bilateral flat foot.

The Board remands the claim for a pre-decisional duty to assist error based on the precedential rule announced in Veteran Warriors, and requires the Agency of Original Jurisdiction to issue a notice of the decision consistent with the correct statutory criteria.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, which was metastatic colon cancer, finding that it was related to his in-service asbestos exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for temporomandibular joint disorder, as the evidence did not support a rating greater than 10 percent.

The Board granted entitlement to special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance from March 23, 2017.