Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) to obtain additional evidence and clarify the Veteran's employment history.

The appellant's appeal for eligibility to receive an attorney fee derived from the March 2024 rating decision is denied due to a non-valid fee agreement.

The appeal of a proposed reduction of the Veteran's special monthly compensation (SMC) award for aid and attendance was dismissed as it was premature, since the August 2021 notification was only a proposed rating action and not a final decision.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pinguecula with corneal neovascularization.

The appeal of entitlement to educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33, Title 38, United States Code is dismissed due to a claims processing rules defect.

The Board granted the appeal and reinstated dependent compensation for the Veteran's spouse, D.G., effective August 1, 2012.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hand Dupuytren's contracture to schedule a new VA examination due to an inadequate previous examination.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's iron deficiency anemia is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II or diabetic neuropathy.

The Board granted a separate disability rating for the Veteran's insomnia disorder, finding that it causes additional disability beyond his tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care provided on September 22, 2024, to ensure proper consideration under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1725.

The appeals for reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses associated with VA appointments on October 14, 2020, and January 14, 2021, are dismissed as the claims were resolved during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal challenging the propriety of the adjustment and termination of payment of NSC pension benefits for the period from January 1, 2013, through January 31, 2021, was dismissed as moot due to a waiver of indebtedness that rendered any determination on this matter inconsequential.

The appeal for entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under the AMA modernized review system.

The Board granted service connection for neck cancer for accrued benefits purposes under the PACT Act due to presumed exposure to toxins while serving in Kuwait.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran is in need of personal care services due to an inability to perform activities of daily living, a need for supervision or protection based on symptoms or residuals of neurological or other impairment or injury, or a need for regular or extensive instruction or supervision without which the ability to function in daily life would be seriously impaired.

The Veteran's effective date for a TDIU rating and special monthly compensation was granted as of February 13, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for atrial fibrillation, to include as secondary to PTSD with panic disorder, due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right leg disorder and left leg disorder due to the absence of proof of an additional disability.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a liver disorder, to include as due to herbicide agent exposure and as secondary to service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, for further development.

The Board remands the claim for TDIU to obtain Social Security records that could impact the outcome of the Veteran's TDIU claim.