Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's pancreatic cancer is related to his service, specifically his MOS as a crawler tractor operator.

The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding the evidence to be in at least approximate balance as to whether it is the result of an in-service incident. The claim for a heart disability was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the issue of an effective date prior to January 24, 2024 for a TDIU due to errors in the AOJ's evaluation and failure to refer the matter to the Director of Compensation Service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral inner ear damage due to a lack of evidence showing that he has this disability.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his rectal cancer was related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents and contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's spouse required assistance with preparing meals and ambulating, which led to the grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical treatment provided on May 8, 2019 has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain has been withdrawn.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include lumbar and radiculopathy disabilities.

The appeal for payment of non-VA dental services provided on May 26, 2020, and June 22, 2020, was dismissed as the issue has been resolved in full.

The appeal for adding L. as a dependent was dismissed because the Veteran's spouse has been returned to his dependency award, resolving any case or controversy.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a vision condition, to include as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, due to multiple pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's cause of death, cardiovascular disease, was caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability and medications taken for such disabilities.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and the claim of whether termination of DIC benefits, effective February 1, 2013, was proper is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than July 13, 2017, for a 50 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment for non-VA dental services provided on December 2, 2019, has been resolved in full by administrative action and is now moot.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cause of death and entitlement to accrued benefits due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's surviving child is granted nonservice-connected burial benefits because the Veteran was receiving VA disability compensation at the time of her death and personal expenses were incurred for the burial.

The claim for service connection for paralysis of the right thigh external cutaneous nerve was granted, and the appeal was dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for an annual clothing allowance for the 2019 calendar year due to use of right knee braces because a significant amount of documentation is missing from the claims file.