Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services was withdrawn by the appellant's authorized representative.

The appeal seeking revision of a prior rating decision involving coronary artery disease (CAD), based on a finding of clear and unmistakable error, is dismissed.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral flatfoot is dismissed as moot because the Board granted the earliest possible effective date, which encompasses the entire period on appeal.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for acrophobia effective May 28, 2019, but denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent prior to that date and also denied entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran withdrew the claim for an increased rating for a service-connected back scar, and the appeal was dismissed.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability, diagnosed as chronic adjustment disorder.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for narcolepsy due to seemingly contradictory findings in a January 2024 VA examination report that cannot be resolved through consideration of other evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, requesting to cancel the Board hearing and no longer pursue his claim.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected gastrointestinal disorder manifested by diarrhea.

The Board granted service connection for arrhythmia and a bilateral eye disability, but denied service connection for lipoma.

The appeal for service connection for right foot pain was dismissed as the Board had previously granted it in full.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right foot calcaneal spurs due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a perforated ear drum (left side) as the evidence did not support that it was caused by or worsened due to VA treatment.

The appeal is dismissed as the January 2025 rating decision was not final and a proposed reduction is not appealable.

The appeal is remanded to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development and adjudication of the Veteran's joint application to enroll in PCAFC.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran has costochondritis or muscle pain in the chest that is related to his service.

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

The Board granted a 30 percent initial evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected feet condition, effective from December 2022.

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

The appeal for additional accrued benefits in excess of $10,607.79 was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election.