Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a dental disorder, claimed as residuals of major dental trauma, to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the June 2021 AOJ decision on appeal.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of non-VA ambulance transportation provided on September 14, 2020 is dismissed as the claim has been approved and there remains no case or controversy over which the Board may exercise jurisdiction.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for a TDIU and DEA benefits due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for individual unemployability due to duty-to-assist errors and a failure to satisfy a regulatory or statutory duty.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA medical services provided on July 22, 2020, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to February 12, 2010.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate addendum medical opinion to address whether additional disability from right foot surgery was due to an event not reasonably foreseeable and if so, whether it resulted in the amputation of the second and third toes.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death and the lack of a substitute appellant.

The Board granted the claim for payment or reimbursement of emergency medical expenses, resolving all doubt in favor of the Appellant.

The Veteran's appeal for VA educational assistance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) was denied because he did not meet the eligibility requirements.

The Board found that the termination of nonservice-connected pension benefits effective February 1, 2008, was proper due to unreported income exceeding the maximum applicable pension rate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as a result of her service-connected psychiatric disorder, on an extraschedular basis, for the period prior to April 6, 2010.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right eye vitreous hemorrhage, finding that the additional disability was not proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA, nor an event not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board grants service connection for bilateral cataracts, finding that the Veteran's diabetes has aggravated his condition.

The Board remands the matter for an additional opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically addressing exposure to various toxins during service.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's toxic exposures in service, including herbicides and asbestos.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the service-connected right index and middle finger disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted an effective date of July 26, 2017, but not earlier, for a disability rating of 20 percent for the left foot toe disability.

The Board remands the matter to ensure an SOC is issued and relevant documents are associated with the claims file.