Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a mental health condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its nature and etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic adjustment disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for mid-thoracic spine strain with mild dextroscoliosis, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted a request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for an adjustment disorder due to new and relevant evidence, but remanded both the service connection and increased rating claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for lupus, finding no evidence that the Veteran's current diagnosis of lupus is causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during his active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for entitlement to TDIU, an earlier effective date for SMC and DEA, as there was no evidence that he was unable to maintain gainful employment or met the criteria for these benefits prior to March 29, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a partial hysterectomy to allow for additional development, including verification of active duty service and obtaining an updated VA opinion.

The appeal for service connection for right bicipital tendonitis was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.

The appellant, who is the Veteran's sister and paid for the costs of the Veteran's burial, has been granted entitlement to nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The Board remands the matter to ensure that the Appellant's complete loan guaranty file has been obtained and associated with the claims file prior to adjudication on the merits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability and for establishing basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 1, 2023.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD from March 13, 2019, to August 22, 2022, but denied a higher rating thereafter.

The appeal for eligibility under the VA PCAFC program has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on September 15, 2021, is denied.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis is dismissed as there remains no justiciable case or controversy with respect to this issue.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services was dismissed because the entity that filed the notice of disagreement is not a proper claimant.

The Board denied the appeals for payment of non-VA medical services provided on February 28, 2021, and January 28, 2021, as these services were not authorized by VA.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for panic disorder and agoraphobia effective February 7, 2023, along with earlier effective dates for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance.