Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran's appeal for eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits is granted.

The Board remands the case to obtain a complete VHA claims file and address other issues related to the appeal.

The appeal was denied as the Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal in response to the May 7, 2015, statement of the case.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for epidermophytosis with rash on left hand, as there was no evidence of characteristic lesions involving 5 percent or more of the entire body or exposed areas affected, and no intermittent systemic therapy required over the past 12 months.

The Board remands the claims for further development, specifically to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's use of medication to treat his skin disability and to address whether the Veteran received any systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher nonservice-connected pension was denied because he was already receiving the maximum annual pension rate.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for the Veteran's atypical chest pain/costochondritis, finding that her symptoms are analogous to a moderate disability of the Group XXI muscles.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various skin conditions due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral ingrown toenails for further development and adjudication.

The Board granted separate ratings of 10 percent for neuralgia and neuritis of the left ilioinguinal nerve, effective July 30, 2010.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, granting a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective March 8, 2024.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's Notice of Disagreement not adequately identifying the specific decision and issue with which he disagreed, and being filed outside the one-year appeal period.

The Board remands the claim for anemia with ITP to obtain a new medical opinion regarding its etiology, specifically considering the Veteran's in-service exposure to diesel fumes.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's s/p diaphragmatic plication surgery with residual shortness of breath based on the DLCO score of 39 percent predicted, which meets the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6600.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD from October 27, 2013 to June 25, 2019.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for left elbow lateral epicondylitis with impairment of supination, an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for left elbow lateral epicondylitis with limitation of flexion, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 for schizoaffective disorder, as the appeal was not timely filed.

The appeal of the proposed reduction in the rating for migraine disability from 50 percent to 10 percent is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities prior to June 24, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia as a secondary condition to tinnitus and denied an increased rating for the Veteran's tinnitus, finding that the current 10 percent rating is appropriate.