Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, finding that he has been employed part-time and consistently since 2009.

The Board granted service connection for an umbilical/abdominal wall hernia, finding that it was proximately due to surgery performed for the Veteran's service-connected GERD.

The Veteran is granted a total rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis from January 4, 2014, to March 17, 2020.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for esophagitis associated with service-connected myasthenia gravis for further development and readjudication.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, on an extraschedular basis, prior to July 3, 2014.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits due to a lack of compliance with prior remand directives.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal before the Board, and there are no remaining allegations of errors for appellate consideration.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disorder due to a need for an addendum opinion that addresses the Veteran's claimed condition more comprehensively.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to November 16, 2021, for additional development and adjudication.

The appeal for service connection for hepatitis C is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from a misdiagnosis of a tumor and resultant pancreatic surgery performed by VA in January 2010, as there was no evidence that the surgery caused additional disability.

The Board remands the claim for the AOJ to ensure a complete record is available, including all relevant filings and evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD effectively precludes any gainful employment for which her education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify her, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the case to ensure that due process is followed and there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claim of discontinuance of entitlement to a TDIU from March 1, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition due to missing service records and the need to obtain private treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating and an earlier effective date for his service-connected bulging disc.

The appeal for additional compensation payments for special monthly compensation at the (k) level was denied as a matter of law due to reaching the statutory limit.

The Board granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the bilateral upper and lower extremities.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date of August 2, 2001, for entitlement to service connection for the cause of Veteran's death, finding that the earliest possible effective date is February 23, 2023.

The Board granted the Veteran an annual clothing allowance for calendar year 2020 due to wear and tear caused by his left knee metal hinged brace.