Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter for review of the validity of the debt, as it is required to do when a veteran challenges the validity of the debt and seeks waiver of the debt.

The Board granted an effective date of January 22, 1994, for the award of service connection for bilateral flat foot.

The appeal is remanded for the VA to obtain a medical opinion and properly consider the Veteran's eligibility for benefits under PCAFC.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the stomach to obtain a VA examination addressing its nature and etiology.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability, diagnosed as bilateral glare sensitivity, finding no evidence of a superimposed injury or disease during active service and that the condition was not attributable to service.

The Board remands the appeal to the agency of original jurisdiction for adjudication of the validity and amount of the debt, as well as any request for waiver.

The Board is remanding the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death due to a lack of adequate medical evidence regarding the potential nexus between atrial fibrillation and in-service exposure, as well as other service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for breast cancer with bilateral radical mastectomy due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an inadequate VA negative direct service connection opinion. The issues of entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are not properly before the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for additional dependency compensation for his spouse, as he did not provide sufficient information within one year of marriage.

The Board remands the matter for a retrospective opinion to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left hip disability, including an examination with specific range of motion measurements and information on flare-ups.

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

The Board granted service connection for right elbow tendinopathy, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise and that it is related to the Veteran's service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of myasthenia gravis due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his military service.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for chronic gastroenteritis prior to September 4, 2025.

The Board remands the matter to satisfy pre-decisional errors pertaining to insufficient notice under 38 C.F.R. § 5104(b) and an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability does not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for entitlement to an extension of education benefits under the Edith Nourse STEM scholarship program, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this matter.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board remands the appeal for proper notification of the decision and an adequate medical opinion regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all claims, including service connection and higher rating appeals.