Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a substantive appeal within 60 days of the Statement of the Case.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for residuals of surgery, including changes in sleeping and eating habits and always sick, and aggravation of hiatal hernia, due to a lack of sufficient medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for varicose veins disability of the bilateral lower extremity, finding that it is related to in-service injury due to prolonged standing.

The appeal for service connection for an eye condition, to include macular degeneration, was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the matter for a medical opinion addressing the Veteran's specific situation, including the impact of medications taken for service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's period of ACDUTRA.

The appeal is dismissed as there is no case or controversy for adjudication.

The Board remanded the case to determine entitlement to an extraschedular TDIU from February 18, 2008 (and up to one year prior) to February 6, 2012.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for additional development, including verification of the Veteran's employment status and income.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a TDIU prior to October 21, 2021, due to inadequate VA opinion and failure to follow previous remand directives.

The appeal for service connection for a bilateral leg condition is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the matter for an adequate medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of any stroke disability.

The Board grants a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities prior to February 10, 2014.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell cancer of the base of the tongue to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding its potential relationship to Agent Orange exposure during service.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant submitted a claim for substitution more than one year after the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment as of September 20, 2018.

The appellant is recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of establishing basic eligibility for VA survivor's (death) benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for retroactive induction into a VR&E benefits program for the reimbursement of education expenses associated with obtaining a PhD degree, as it was not reasonably needed to achieve suitable employment in a cybersecurity or related occupation.

The Board denied benefits for spina bifida and other covered birth defects because the Appellant's parents did not meet the criteria based on their service and the mother was not a Vietnam Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for HIV, finding that the Veteran's HIV diagnosis is related to his active military service due to in-service military sexual trauma (MST).