Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew the appeals regarding bilateral pes planus and migraine headaches.

The Board granted the request to accept the February 2025 HLR as timely due to the Veteran's death within one year of the July 2023 rating decision and the timely filing by the appellant after substitution was granted.

The Board remands the matter to adjudicate whether the overpayment debt was properly created and, if valid, to refer the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of the overpayment to the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for DEA benefits due to a duty to assist error in obtaining relevant records.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for additional dependency compensation for his children, DO. and DY., as the benefits sought have already been granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board remands the matter for the AOJ to reconstruct the record and associate with the claims file all relevant clothing allowance records.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for accrued benefits and recognition as a helpless child due to lack of timely filing and insufficient evidence of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to 18th birthday.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased evaluation of 10 percent or more for service-connected varicose veins, left lower extremity.

The Board granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the appeal for the AOJ to provide the Veteran with adequate notice of their right to a hearing under 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(b)(1) and (d)(1).

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for lumbosacral strain, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this matter.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 14, 2019, for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) based on permanent and total disability status is granted.

The appeal for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to July 16, 2014, is dismissed due to res judicata.

The Board granted service connection for urinary incontinence (also claimed as urinary frequency) based on a positive nexus opinion linking the condition to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and DIC benefits due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's dementia.

The Board granted an effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to PTSD from January 1, 2019, until September 12, 2019, and November 1, 2019, until June 1, 2021, but denied an earlier effective date for the 100 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Board granted the restoration of entitlement to an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance, and adaptive equipment only, effective June 1, 2024.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for the year 2022 due to the use of knee and back braces as there is no evidence linking their use to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right and left foot gout, finding the evidence did not support a higher rating.