Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of congestive heart failure to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board grants service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's mental condition and his time in active service.

The appeal for eligibility for benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is remanded to ensure proper notice and compliance with legal requirements.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with insomnia disorder.

The Board granted service connection for left ear and right ear chronic otitis externa with cerumen impaction, but denied service connection for skin tags. The Board also denied increased ratings for the veteran's knee disabilities.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right toe gout, finding that the disability was not more than moderate and did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for shin splints of both lower extremities, as the evidence did not support a finding that his conditions were more severe than already reflected by the 10 percent ratings.

The Board remands the matter for further development, including a VA examination to address the severity of the Veteran's service-connected gastritis and duodenal ulcer without the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted service connection for retrograde ejaculation, finding that the evidence raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim and that the Veteran's actions were not the proximate cause of his condition.

The Board remands the issues of increased ratings for the Veteran's left thigh and hip disabilities to obtain additional medical findings as required by a joint motion for remand.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for kidney cancer is dismissed due to the Veteran's death while the appeal was pending.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for anal fissure (also claimed as proctalgia fugax, prolonged painful rectum spasms) due to a lack of adequate information regarding the qualifications of the VA examiner.

The motion for revision, based on clear and unmistakable error, of a February 2006 Board of Veterans' Appeals decision was dismissed without prejudice to refiling.

The Board denied service connection for fatigue and bilateral leg muscle pain, but remanded the claims for sleep apnea and a respiratory disorder.

The appellant's work activity during the period on appeal prior to November 11, 2013, consisted of employment in a protected environment and his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a hiatal hernia, finding no evidence to support a nexus between his in-service exposure and current condition.

The Board remands the service connection claim for a left eye disorder for a new VA examination to properly address all relevant diagnoses and consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service exposure and symptoms.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU, on an extra-schedular basis, prior to January 25, 2016, as his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lung disability, specifically pulmonary nodules, as there was no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his military service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board granted service connection for anemia, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that it onset within one year of his separation from active service.