Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a clothing allowance for calendar year 2022 due to missing documentation in the electronic record.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 22, 2021, was denied because the services were not authorized by VA.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on April 6, 2021, is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for gout, bilateral feet, finding that there was no evidence of chronic symptoms during service or within one year after discharge and no evidence linking the condition to his active duty. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further development.

The appeal for an audit of retroactive pay or increased rate of special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance was dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board granted a 60 percent disability rating for stage III rectal cancer with lower anterior resection to include lactose intolerance and service connection for lactose intolerance as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected condition. The appeal was denied for urinary incontinence and lymphedema.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability alone precludes him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and he now has a single disability rated as totally (100 percent) disabling with additional disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's post operative hiatal hernia, but denied service connection for a bilateral foot condition.

The Board granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from June 20, 2017 to October 13, 2017 due to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of tongue cancer.

The reduction in the monthly nonservice-connected pension from $2,573 to $2,555 was proper.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of laryngeal cancer, to include total laryngectomy and tracheostomy, based on the Veteran's conceded in-service toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) based on the interincisal range of motion and dietary restrictions.

The Board denied service connection for foot pain and right leg stress fracture, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded for further development.

The Veteran's brother was granted burial benefits in the form of a burial allowance for expenses incurred following the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance, and/or housebound status due to a lack of evidence showing that he requires regular aid and attendance or is permanently confined to his place of residence.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address the Veteran's contention that her service-connected foot disability caused her to overuse her right hip, leading to a bulging disc lower back.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on September 7, 2021, is denied.

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

The Board granted the claim for a government-furnished headstone or grave marker for the decedent, who served as a nurse during the American Civil War and was awarded an 'invalid pension' by Congress.

The appeal regarding the proposed reduction in the Veteran's disability rating for bilateral pes planus was dismissed due to procedural errors.