Other conditions decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew his appeals for earlier effective dates of increased disability ratings for allergic rhinitis and adjustment disorder with depressed mood.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for various conditions associated with inclusion body myositis (IBM) and denied increased ratings for some of these conditions, while remanding others.

The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2018, for the award of service connection for follicular lymphoma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on blindness in his left eye, as he did not meet the criteria for loss of use or blindness of one eye having only light perception.

The Board remands the matter for an adequate addendum opinion to address potential duty-to-assist errors related to chemical exposure during service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 14, 2022, for the addition of the Veteran's spouse and child as dependents to his VA disability compensation award.

The appeal seeking eligibility for benefits under the PCAFC is remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and to satisfy a regulatory or statutory duty as correction of the error may have a reasonable possibility of aiding and substantiating the claim.

The appeal for payment of non-VA care provided by EMP on October 24, 2019, was dismissed as the Board does not have jurisdiction to review claims under the Veterans Community Care Program.

The Board remands the claims for payment or reimbursement of ambulance services provided on April 23, 2021, April 26, 2021, and May 1, 2021, to obtain necessary medical records and properly adjudicate them under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1725.

The appeal is remanded to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to eligibility for PCAFC based on updated criteria.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not support that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to April 2, 2013.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) to obtain Social Security records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted.

The appeal regarding the overpayment of VA pension benefits was dismissed due to a full waiver being granted.

The Board denied service connection for dyspareunia, sexual aversion disorder, and vaginismus but granted service connection for urinary incontinence as a result of the aggravation of dyspareunia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for prostatitis based on the evidence showing that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for insomnia disorder based on the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms affecting occupational and social functioning.

The appeal for apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits withheld during his incarceration is dismissed as moot, since an apportionment was granted in January 2023.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for PCAFC benefits was denied due to the Veteran's death, which extinguished eligibility.