Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a gynecological disability to obtain outstanding private treatment records and an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for a TDIU to request additional evidence regarding the Veteran's mental health condition, which is claimed to contribute to unemployability.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for revision of a September 1979 rating decision that assigned an initial noncompensable, or zero percent, disability rating for a sacral contusion on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

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

The appeal for VA payment of the cost of non-VA medical services received on August 6, 2019, was dismissed due to a lack of a valid Notice of Disagreement from an eligible claimant.

The appeal for the restoration of a 100 percent rating for breast cancer residuals and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status is dismissed.

The appeal was dismissed due to the grant of a full waiver of the $29,328.13 debt arising out of the Veteran's fugitive felon status.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, so the Board dismissed the claims.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on September 2, 2021, is denied.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right hip labral tear, specifically addressing its relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the case to reconstruct the record and associate with the claims file all relevant clothing allowance records.

The Board remands the matter to process the claim for PCAFC eligibility filed in December 2020, as the serious injury incurred by the Veteran now meets the criteria for PCAFC eligibility.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits under Chapter 31, as he was found not to have an employment handicap despite having a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for urethral stricture disability based on new and relevant evidence linking the condition to in-service urinary tract infections.

The Board remands the claim for a right foot disability, to include metatarsalgia, due to an incomplete medical examination and to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type II was dismissed, and the claim for TDIU prior to August 9, 2023, is remanded.

The appeal for payment of medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on January 25, 2021, was dismissed as the Board does not have jurisdiction to review such claims.

The appeal regarding entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for upper body swelling is remanded due to the need for an examination.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for residuals of tonsillectomy and resection of benign vocal cord lesions, based on newly submitted relevant service department records.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits as there were no claims pending and no periodic monetary benefits due and unpaid to the Veteran at the time of his death.