Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case to obtain a TERA analysis and potentially an opinion regarding the Veteran's AML or MDS as it may be related to toxic exposure during service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of right elbow supination and flexion prior to March 8, 2022, due to an incomplete record.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's right metatarsal fracture from September 11, 2024, but denied an initial rating greater than 10 percent prior to that date.

The Board granted service connection for Raynaud's syndrome of both hands, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran based on his reported symptoms during and after service.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for costochondritis based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded it for further development.

The Board remands the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to additional evidentiary development.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral arterial disease and dismissed the appeal regarding the proposed reduction of a service-connected migraine disability from 30 percent to non-compensable (zero percent).

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for adding his spouse and two children as dependents on his VA disability compensation.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that his myelodysplastic syndrome was related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than February 14, 2019 for a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for a 70 percent rating for PTSD, TDIU, and DEA benefits.

The Board denied service connection for dry eyes syndrome of bilateral lacrimal glands and bilateral age-related nuclear cataracts as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service, including toxic exposures.

The appeal for permanent and total status for symptomatic multiple myeloma and entitlement to a TDIU is dismissed due to concurrent election prohibition.

The Board denied service connection for a left leg disorder as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or current disability related to the left leg.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for anxiety and depressed mood, as there was no evidence of intent to file a claim prior to July 3, 2019.

The veteran withdrew his appeals regarding special monthly compensation and the evaluation of prostate cancer.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits as the Veteran was not in receipt of VA compensation or pension benefits at the time of his death and did not meet any other criteria for such benefits.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a June 25, 2023, RO decision.

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

The appeal for eligibility for PCAFC benefits was denied due to the death of the Veteran, as the application requirements could not be completed.