Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board revised its January 2024 decision, denying special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate from December 1, 2019, due to clear and unmistakable error in the original decision.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to May 12, 2015 on an extraschedular basis for referral to the Director of Compensation Service.

The Board remands the claim for a left upper extremity disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing both direct and secondary theories of service connection.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder, to include as a chronic qualifying disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, for additional development consistent with the terms of a Joint Motion for Remand.

The Board remands the claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for Arnold Chiari malformation with bilateral upper extremity weakness due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board remands the claim for a clothing allowance for a lumbar traction machine for calendar year 2021 due to deficiencies in the notice provided and missing evidence regarding the use of the device.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for loss of teeth, as there was no evidence that the loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible due to bone loss occurred during active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, finding no current disability separate from his already service-connected tinea pedis.

The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for the Veteran's bilateral ingrown toenails, finding that the condition is analogous to two painful and unstable scars under Diagnostic Code 7804.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including a disability rating greater than 30 percent for unspecified depressive disorder, basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status, and entitlement to individual unemployability.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate effective June 18, 2020.

The Board granted a 100 percent initial evaluation for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) with anemia, finding that the Veteran's CLL is active and requires ongoing monitoring.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 1, 2021, for the addition of J. A. as a dependent minor child to the award of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC).

The appeal of entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for BPH based on the Veteran's daytime voiding interval and nighttime awakenings.

The Board granted an effective date of August 16, 2016, for the addition of C.S. to the Veteran's compensation award as a dependent school child.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities was granted, with an effective date of December 1, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility for a special home adaptation grant due to unclear evidence regarding the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his hands.

The appeal was dismissed because a new VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement was not received within the required 60-day period.

Eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a March 19, 2024, RO decision is granted.