Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 1, 2018, to June 19, 2018, for special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria.

The Board remands the claim for a skin condition, other than intertrigo of the crural area, to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate disability, specifically benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or relationship to active duty.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 14, 2021, for both TDIU and eligibility for DEA.

The Board denied payment for non-VA medical services provided on February 4, 2021, as the services were not authorized by VA.

The appeal was dismissed for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) as of August 10, 2022. An effective date of August 10, 2022, but not earlier, for service connection of superior vena cava syndrome was granted. The criteria for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) prior to August 10, 2022, were denied.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on March 2, 2021, was denied because the services were not authorized by VA.

The Board remands the claim for a bilateral leg condition, to include as secondary to service connected sleep apnea, for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's restless leg syndrome is aggravated by his service-connected sleep apnea.

The appeal for a waiver of the recoupment of an overpayment debt was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing.

The appeal for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance criteria and SMC under 38 U.S.C. 1114, subsection (p) was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his request.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for initial compensable ratings for right and left little toe hammer toes due to the severance of service connection.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 30 percent for postoperative ileus and special monthly compensation on a basis other than the loss or loss of use of a creative organ, while remanding the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for left salpingectomy with infertility.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for a higher rate of survivor's pension benefits and special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status, as the evidence did not support a finding that she required such assistance.

The appeal regarding the discharge from the VA PCAFC program is remanded to correct a pre-decisional error and ensure proper notice was provided.

The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for benign bladder papilloma and laser ureterolithiasis residuals prior to June 1, 2023, but the claim for a higher rating on or after that date was denied.

The appeal for an increased rating for a lung condition was withdrawn by the appellant before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to January 3, 2024, for additional dependency benefits for his spouse.

The Board granted service connection for stroke residuals as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for res cerebral aneurysm to obtain a VA medical opinion and relevant medical records.