Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for CVA and residuals, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2 (diabetes) and hypertension. The Veteran was also granted special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for review of additional evidence.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the level of 38 U.S.C. §1114(r)(2) from November 24, 1983 to October 9, 2007.

The Board remands the case to obtain specific information regarding the Veteran's employment and the nature of any accommodations received, as it is unclear if his employment qualifies as a 'protected environment' under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the Veteran was employed full-time prior to March 10, 2013.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to an inadequate medical opinion and a need for additional development regarding potential exposures during service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an extraschedular TDIU during the period from September 6, 2016, to October 8, 2016.

The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral artery disease as secondary to hypertension, but denied service connection for an additional blood disorder other than anemia and arteriovenous malformations of the small intestine with gastric bleeding.

The Board granted service connection for a left arm disorder, finding that the evidence supports a nexus to service. The claim for a prostate disorder was remanded for further development.

The appeal is remanded for further development and medical opinion to address the concerns of the Court and the parties of the Joint Motion.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease for the purpose of accrued benefits was dismissed due to the Appellant's valid opt-in to the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review system.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for gynecomastia, finding that it was not incurred during service or caused by his active service and was not caused or aggravated by medication taken for his service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disabilities resulting from treatment at a VA facility, finding that there was no evidence of additional disability proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The appeal was denied as the Veteran did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death, to include cardiorespiratory failure and stomach cancer, due to a duty to assist error in not ensuring an adequate medical opinion was obtained.

The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for insomnia disorder, finding that the severance of service connection was improper.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The appeal was partially granted, as the Veteran was granted a waiver of recovery of overpayment of monthly housing allowance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, but the overpayment itself was denied.

The appellant, the Veteran's attorney, is eligible for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a September 2022 rating decision.

The Board remands the issue of an earlier effective date for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a proposed severance of service-connected conditions.