Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for dysphagia for solids and liquids effective April 27, 2017.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for specific phobia, other.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ, as January 11, 2021, is the earliest date for which SMC can be awarded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment for the cost of non-VA care provided to the Veteran on November 12, 2020, is dismissed because the issue has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The appellant is granted a survivor's pension as her income, after deducting unreimbursed medical expenses, does not exceed the applicable maximum annual pension rate.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to benefits under the VA's Caregivers PCAFC for further development, including a new medical opinion.

The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for neurological damage of the tongue, as it was proximately caused by an event not reasonably foreseeable during VA treatment.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of multiple joints, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, and urethral cancer due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's service or exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted payment or reimbursement for the Veteran's travel expenses to a VA medical center on August 18, 2024, as he was unable to defray the cost of special mode transportation.

The Veteran's application for educational benefits under Chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill was denied because she did not have any remaining entitlement to transfer from Chapter 30 and her delimiting date for use of any additional benefits had passed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability, claimed as loss of teeth, due to insufficient evidence showing that the loss of teeth was due to in-service trauma resulting in loss of substance of body of maxilla or mandible.

The appeal regarding payment of an attorney fee from past-due benefits awarded in the September 2024 rating decision is dismissed due to a full waiver by the Veteran's attorney.

The appeal for an annual VA clothing allowance for the year 2021 is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist omission.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to address whether the Veteran's current left elbow disability is related to a September 2020 injection during VA treatment.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA ambulance services provided on February 29, 2020 is dismissed as the claim was administratively approved and paid.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for dependency benefits for his spouse, R., as VA did not receive formal notification until November 8, 2023.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for a healed fracture of the mid clavicular shaft, left, was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities from August 10, 2022, likely precluded him from obtaining and sustaining substantial gainful employment.

The Board remands the matter for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran is in need of personal care services due to an inability to perform activities of daily living or a need for supervision or protection.