Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 28, 2020, for additional development.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion and additional information regarding in-service exposure to herbicides.

The Board remands the claim for further development, specifically instructing to obtain complete audiometry test results from a June 5, 2018 evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for a brain tumor, to include multiple meningiomas, as the evidence did not support a finding that the condition was related to the Veteran's active service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, to include sleep apnea and asbestosis, for additional development.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for varicose veins in the left testicle due to a failure of substantial compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an esophageal disorder, including gastroesophageal reflux disease and achalasia, as the May 2021 and November 2021 VA opinions are inadequate to decide the appeal.

The appeal for the proposed reduction in evaluation for right ear squamous cell carcinoma is dismissed as the January 2025 rating decision does not constitute a final or adverse action by the AOJ.

The Board remands the matter for a new medical opinion to be considered, as the previous decision was based on outdated evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to service-connected burial benefits due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA dental services has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Veteran's appeal for eligibility for specially adapted housing was denied as it was not timely filed and no good cause was shown to accept the late filing.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher initial disability rating for his right elbow condition, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he meets the criteria for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted an effective date of December 9, 2022, for the award of a special monthly pension (SMP) based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) as it is inextricably intertwined with his increased rating claims for service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination and medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's residuals of stroke were caused or aggravated by VA treatment in 2017 following his July 2017 cerebrovascular accident and/or the elective PVI ablation that he underwent at VA in February 2019.

The appeal was dismissed as it was premature and the proposed reduction of VA disability compensation benefits during a period of incarceration had not yet been finalized.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to respond to a Board notification letter within the allotted time.