Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for educational benefits under Chapter 1606, Title 10, United States Code (Montgomery GI Bill for Selected Reserves or MGIB-SR) to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's completion of Initial Active Duty for Training.

The Veteran was unemployable due to service-connected disabilities from July 1, 2019, and a total disability rating for individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The claim for an earlier effective date than September 22, 2022, for the assignment of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches was dismissed as the earliest effective date under the law has been granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding entitlement to specially adapted housing/home adaptation.

The appeal for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of residuals of deviated septum surgical repair to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 10, 2023, for service connection for stroke with major neurocognitive disorder unspecified (secondary to hypertension).

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board dismissed the appeals for a TDIU and an increased rating for PTSD as the Veteran withdrew his claims.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's left foot condition, finding it related to his in-service diagnosis of plantar fasciitis.

The appellant is eligible to the direct payment of attorney fees based on the past-due benefits awarded in the May 2019 rating decision.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before it was decided.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services on May 3, 2019, was dismissed because the entity that filed the notice of disagreement is not a proper claimant.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for various hip conditions to obtain a more comprehensive VA examination that addresses the severity and functional impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including during flare-ups and repetitive use over time.

The Board granted service connection for cardiovascular disease, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board denied the claim for additional attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a September 2023 rating decision.

The Board grants entitlement to service connection for right hip pain, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for ulcerative colitis and an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided by NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital on August 22, 2018, was dismissed due to the Appellant not being a proper claimant.

The Veteran's request for Higher-Level Review was granted as it was timely, despite the AOJ's previous denial of a CUE claim.