Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating and a higher rating for hypertensive retinopathy with branch retinal vein occlusion with macular edema.

The appeal for entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent election of two review options.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 1, 2017, for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD and eligibility to DEA under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board remands the matter to confirm whether the Veteran received military drill pay during FYs 2019-2022, prepare an audit, and make a formal finding on the validity of the debt.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the additional dependency compensation for the Veteran's stepchildren and child J.L., but denied it for his minor children E.L. and D.L., and his child J.J.L.

The Board grants service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder based on credible assertions, supporting evidence of a traumatizing experience, news article and court documentation of the drill sergeant, lay statements, and the August 2021 VA examination and positive nexus opinion.

The Board denied entitlement to additional DIC based on recognition of K-A as the Veteran's child because K-A was not legally adopted by the Veteran's surviving spouse within two years after the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for a dental disorder for compensation purposes, as there was no evidence of loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible.

The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU prior to February 21, 2019, as the evidence did not show that the Veteran was unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due solely to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's left calf disorder and remanded the issue of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected left fifth finger fracture, status-post surgical repair.

The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's lung condition, including granulomatous disease and pulmonary nodules.

The Board granted the request to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of squamous cell carcinoma, but remanded the issue for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple myeloma, finding no evidence of in-service radiation exposure and a lack of a causal relationship between the condition and service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a skin condition and benign prostatic hypertrophy due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board remands the TDIU issue for additional development, including verification of whether the nurse practitioner who rendered the February 2025 addendum opinion practices and/or has expertise in vocational or occupational medicine, and if not, obtaining a new addendum opinion from an appropriate VA vocational or similar occupational specialist.

The Board remands the case to cure a duty to assist error related to the Veteran's prostate condition and TERA activities.

The Board remands the case to refer it to the Director, Compensation Service, for consideration of whether a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is warranted on an extra-schedular basis.

The Board granted service connection for the residuals of a cold injury to the hands and feet, finding credible evidence that the Veteran experienced pain and discomfort in his hands and feet since separating from service.

The Board denied the claim for a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him incapable of securing or maintaining gainful employment.