Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for eligibility and reasonableness of the direct payment of fees based on past-due benefits awarded to the Veteran pursuant to a November 2023 rating decision is dismissed as moot due to the Appellee's waiver of attorney fees.

The Board remands the matter for a new medical determination to address potential favorable evidence indicating that the Veteran might need personal care services, and to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for service connection for a left foot condition secondary to soft corn abscess and right foot s/p I&D infections has been withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran is dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board denied eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a November 2023 decision, as there was no initial decision denying an increased rating for the Veteran's sinus disability.

The Board granted service connection for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the claim of clear and unmistakable error in the March 1992 rating decision that assigned a 30 percent initial disability rating for bilateral keratoconus status post left corneal transplant.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E services under Chapter 31, as he did not have an employment handicap and was gainfully employed in a job that aligned with his abilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to January 1, 2011, as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment during that period.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, as they are inextricably intertwined with a referral to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to January 31, 2018.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's contention of exposure to toxic smoke from burning unused powder charges.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type with severe major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder due to military sexual trauma.

The Board remands the matter to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory duties.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) to obtain additional evidence and a medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and sleep apnea, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his employment history and educational background.

The Board granted service connection for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, status post AICD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service polychlorinated dibenzodioxin exposure.

The Board remands the claims for a detailed accounting of how the overpayment was calculated and to ensure all relevant evidence is considered.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of both hands and feet, as there was no evidence that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to perform essential functions equally well served by an amputation stump with a suitable prosthesis.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for chronic left testicular pain and orchiectomy, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.