Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for gastritis to obtain a VA opinion on whether it is related to the Veteran's service-connected GERD.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for a higher-level stipend (25 or higher hours per week of caregiver assistance) for PCAFC prior to February 14, 2022, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors including an inadequate medical opinion and insufficient notice.

The appellant's net worth and countable income do not exceed the applicable limits for entitlement to the payment of NSC pension benefits at the aid and attendance rate, beginning December 1, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's service treatment records due to the National Personnel Records Center operating at reduced capacity.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an extension to his delimiting date beyond January 1, 2023, for the use of Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits due to the lack of evidence showing a closure of his educational institution or that he was prevented from pursuing his program of education during the pandemic.

The Board denied an increased evaluation greater than 50 percent for the Veteran's other specified trauma related disorder, finding that the current 50 percent rating appropriately reflects the Veteran's occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for both a 50 percent disability rating for migraines and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of basal cell carcinoma to provide a VA examination and medical opinion, as there is insufficient evidence to make a decision on the claim.

The appeal was dismissed because the August 2023 Board decision was not an appealable decision.

The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the Veteran's neurogenic bladder and neurogenic bowel with chronic constipation, finding that these conditions were related to complications from his cervical spine surgeries.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a July 2022 rating decision.

The Board is remanding the claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability prior to February 21, 2023, due to an incomplete record of VA treatment.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for prostatitis with urethral stricture to obtain additional evidence and ensure proper evaluation of the disability.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to June 21, 2005, and an effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) prior to that date. The issues related to the initial ratings for back surgery scar, right lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbar spine disability, and left lower extremity radiculopathy were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome based on the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a smallpox vaccination for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion or scheduling the Veteran for an examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for left eye macular edema/macular hole and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected reflux nephropathy due to inadequate development and examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for referral for extraschedular consideration of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was not sufficient evidence to show that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.