Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for other trauma and stressor related disorder, finding it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's condition is due to his active duty service.

The appeal for additional attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the October 2022 rating decision was denied as the appellant had already received the properly calculated attorney fees.

The Board granted entitlement to additional accrued benefits in the amount of $693.55 for reimbursement of the expense of last sickness and denied entitlement to an additional $259.99 claimed as associated with the expense of last sickness.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for calcaneal spurs, bilateral feet to obtain a new medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was granted, while the request for an earlier effective date was denied.

The Board granted an effective date of October 10, 2022, for the award of special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another person, loss of use of one hand and one foot, and additional aid and attendance allowance.

The Board remands the case to obtain additional medical records and an adequate medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's gynecological conditions are related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The appeal for service connection for a thoracic aneurysm was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU, SMC based on housebound status, and DEA due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding SSA records.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities likely preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted.

The Board denied an effective date prior to April 23, 2020, for the award of a TDIU and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board granted service connection for major neurocognitive disorder, finding that the condition was caused by a head injury sustained in service.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on February 2, 2021, is denied.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on September 29, 2018, to September 30, 2018, was dismissed because Health Advocates, which did not furnish the underlying services, cannot file a Notice of Disagreement.

The appeal was denied as the amount of entitlement to DEA benefits under Chapter 35 was calculated, processed, and disbursed correctly.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tension headaches is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits, finding that he did not have an employment handicap despite having a combined service-connected disability rating of 100 percent.

The Veteran is granted payment or reimbursement for the cost of non-VA ambulance transportation provided by the City of Chula Vista on June 4, 2024.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees to the appellant from past due benefits awarded in a July 2023 rating decision.