Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for conjunctival melanosis and melanosis oculi, finding that the Veteran's conditions began during his Southwest Asia active duty service in the Persian Gulf War.

The Board granted an effective date of March 21, 2000, for service connection for hallux valgus, left great toe.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion concerning the Veteran's cause of death, specifically regarding asbestos exposure and other risk factors.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not contribute to or cause his death.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of both the Veteran and the substitute claimant.

The Board remands the claims for a TDIU and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status due to an updated VA examination and obtaining of updated medical records.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses from June 25, 2017, to July 11, 2017, was granted.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis prior to January 9, 2014.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for VR&E benefits, finding that achieving his vocational goal was not reasonably feasible due to the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran was granted a compensable rating of 60 percent for herpes simplex, effective December 13, 2011.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities since December 31, 2013, have barred him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, for loss of use of the left lower extremity due to the Veteran's anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his major depressive disorder, preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a February 2024 rating decision.

The Board denied eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a December 2023 rating decision.

The appeal regarding eligibility to attorney fees based on past due benefits awarded in an October 2023 rating decision is dismissed without prejudice.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made.

The Board granted additional compensation benefits for the Veteran's dependent parents, C.W. and R.W., effective from January 26, 2019.

Eligibility for the direct payment of fees based on past-due benefits awarded to the Veteran pursuant to a February 2024 rating decision is granted.

The Board remands the claim for VA educational assistance benefits, under Chapter 1606, to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the March 2023 decision on appeal.