Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities prior to January 14, 2021.

The Board remands the matter to ensure full compliance with its prior remand instructions regarding toxic exposure to chemical weapons testing.

The debts created due to the removal of the Veteran's spouse and his college age child, C., from his award were found to be improper due to processing delays.

The appeal for service connection for an eye disorder, to include presbyopia with photophobia, is remanded due to a need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for lipoma, finding no evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's active-duty service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's appeal for increased disability rating and TDIU was withdrawn on March 28, 2025.

The Board remands the matter for action consistent with a joint motion for partial remand, specifically to address whether VA satisfied its duty to assist with regard to obtaining private treatment records.

The Board remands the appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for residuals of a nasal fracture due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for a right knee condition.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records for the Veteran's migraines, which were relevant to her TDIU claim.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU from September 3, 2019, due to the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 40 percent rating for her lumbar spine disability, finding that the June 21, 2023, claim was the first complete claim and no Intent to File had any effect on the determination.

The appeal for an initial increased disability rating for TB Infection, status-post INH treatment, claimed as skin rashes and failed to test, was withdrawn by the Veteran through their authorized representative.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to a concurrent election violation.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's employment status and SSA records.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for reactive airway disease to correct an error in satisfying VA's duty to assist, as the error occurred prior to the AOJ decision on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits, as the application of 38 C.F.R. § 4.26(d) cannot be applied retroactively.

The Board granted service connection for ASIA tetraplegia, finding that the Veteran's injuries occurred in the line of duty and were not due to willful misconduct.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to August 3, 2022, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the application to revise an August 2013 decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) which denied service connection for nerve damage to the back and legs under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.