Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory disability, finding that the Veteran's chronic respiratory symptoms are not attributable to any diagnosed disability and may be considered an undiagnosed illness under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1117 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to accrued benefits for a substitution determination.

The appeal challenging the proposed decrease in the disability rating for service-connected breast cancer, right breast from 100 percent to noncompensable is dismissed.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to December 2, 2022 was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing.

The appeal for an increased rating for essential hypertension was dismissed due to a procedural defect.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for the restoration of his daughter E. to his award of dependency benefits due to a lack of a substantially complete application.

The appeal is granted as the overpayment and resultant debt in the amount of $2,219.46 for payment of educational assistance under Chapter 35, DEA was not properly created.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for basic eligibility for education benefits under Chapter 33 due to insufficient active-duty service days.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for essential tremors, to include on a secondary basis, for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder, moderate, recurrent, with psychotic features, aggravates his essential tremors.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral Achilles tendonitis was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, finding no clear and unmistakable error in previous decisions and that the claim was not timely filed until December 2, 1994.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 11, 2022 for further clarification regarding the Veteran's employment history and potential records from Albany Medical Center Hospital.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a neck condition and left arm disability due to a failure to comply with prior remand directives.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic leg pain to schedule a VA examination and obtain medical opinions, as there is an indication of association between the Veteran's reported in-service events and current disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for ankylosing spondylitis, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his military service.

The case is remanded for further development, specifically to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the issue of insanity under 38 C.F.R. §3.354(a) and to adjudicate the Appellant's case under the new amendments to section 3.12 in the first instance.

The appeal is remanded for the agency of original jurisdiction to obtain additional information regarding the timeliness of the notice of disagreement and readjudicate the issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil, as there was no evidence to support a direct link between the condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for a right leg disability as there was no evidence of a current disability or functional impairment.