Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the appeal for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's gallbladder condition is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability from January 25, 2012.

The Board granted service connection for drug abuse secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified mood disorder.

The Veteran's application for VA education benefits for on-the-job training from June 14, 2015, and prior to April 17, 2016, was denied due to the lack of a valid claim filed within one year prior to the date of receipt of his application.

The Board remands the matter for the RO to obtain updated VA treatment records and schedule a new examination for the Veteran's right femur fracture residuals.

The Veteran's service-connected disability rendered him unable to maintain gainful employment from December 8, 2010, to October 8, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to October 29, 2021, has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for a right groin disorder to ensure adequate development, including obtaining an examination and medical opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's lay reports and any outstanding service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent respiratory disability, granted a TDIU, and remanded the issue of service connection for a right elbow disability.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for a bilateral ear condition, including perforated tympanic membrane, chronic ear infection, and eustachian tube dysfunction, is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the matter of TDIU prior to May 13, 2016 for further development due to a failed VA examination and RO's failure to reschedule it.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability for the purpose of obtaining VA outpatient dental treatment, as she does not meet any eligibility criteria under 38 U.S.C. § 1712.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her right hip disability due to further development needed, including obtaining additional medical records and an addendum opinion.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for 2014 was granted due to the medication causing irreparable damage to his outer garments, while the claim for 2017 was remanded.

The appeal is being remanded to reupload VA treatment records that were added to the Veteran's claims file on February 21, 2025.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests to reopen claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and stomach disability, as well as his claim for service connection for a left hand disability.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a neck condition due to an inadequate etiology opinion that failed to sufficiently consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding an in-service motor vehicle accident and pain symptoms since that accident.

The Veteran's dry eye syndrome of the right eye is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Cushing's disease and pituitary tumor to schedule a TERA-specific VA examination to determine if the Veteran's conditions are related to her in-service exposure to various toxins.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disability other than residuals of squamous cell carcinoma of the right hand and granted TDIU from October 6, 2014, due to service-connected disabilities.