Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for referral to VA's Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board granted service connection for spondylolisthesis, resolving reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher level of compensation for special monthly compensation at the 'housebound' rate, as it is set by law.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for revision of a rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error, as it did not meet the required pleading standards.

The appeal regarding a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD has been dismissed by the Veteran.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA medical services provided on December 26, 2018, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board granted service connection for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents at Fort McLellan.

The Board granted service connection for cold injury residuals affecting the right and left upper extremities, as well as the right and left lower extremities. The reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for left ear hearing loss was found to be improper, and a 10 percent rating is restored effective June 13, 2023.

The Board denied the appeal for retroactive payment of VA compensation benefits for an additional dependent, as the Veteran did not inform VA of the existence of his dependents within one year of his service connection grant.

The Board granted service connection for glioblastoma due to herbicide agent exposure during the Veteran's active duty in Vietnam.

The Board remands the matter for a formal finding on the validity of the debt and, if valid, referral to the Committee on Waivers and Compromises (COWC) for a decision on the waiver claim.

The Board granted service connection for emphysema, resolving the claim in the veteran's favor.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all disability rating claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Veteran's spouse was granted a burial allowance but denied a plot/interment allowance following the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's effective date for the award of Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted as October 24, 2021, but not earlier.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance status.

The Board granted the Veteran's claims for a clothing allowance for 2019 due to the use of his right knee brace and forearm crutches.

The Board denied payment for non-VA medical services provided on August 18, 2021, as the services were not authorized by VA.

The appeal concerning the effective date for a 70 percent rating for service-connected conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services was dismissed due to the improper filing by a billing company that did not provide the underlying services.