Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case for an additional examination to determine the etiology of any right upper extremity nerve disorder that may be present.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right foot conditions for a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's current foot disabilities are related to her in-service injuries or secondary to her service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for special monthly compensation based on the need for the aid and attendance of another person/housebound status is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance, as his service-connected disabilities did not render him so helpless as to require regular aid and attendance or make him permanently bedridden.

The appeal regarding the timeliness of the appellant's March 2022 VA Form 10182 was granted, and an effective date of March 23, 2020, but no earlier, for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance was also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), finding insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that his service-connected foot disabilities alone render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for decreased libido and ejaculation difficulty to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, as the previous VA medical opinion was found inadequate.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 31, 2018 for the grant of service connection for temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ).

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for right and left dependent edema, as the evidence did not show symptoms that would warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a chipped front right tooth, as the Veteran does not have a compensable dental disability.

The appeal is dismissed because the issue adjudicated in the June 2021 AOJ decision was already pending on appeal before the Board under a separate legacy docket.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a waiver of recoupment of military separation pay, stating that it is required by law and not subject to waiver based on financial hardship or other equitable principles.

The appeal for service connection for residual of left pinky finger fracture has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a sinus disability due to duty to assist errors and an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to issues inextricably intertwined with the grant of service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities.

The appellant's character of discharge from service is a bar to the receipt of VA compensation benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for upper nerve damage, right and left due to a prohibited concurrent election of review options.

The Veteran is eligible for the direct payment of attorney fees for past due benefits awarded in the May 6, 2022, rating decision.