Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the motion to reverse a September 2014 rating decision that denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board granted service connection for primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) as a variant of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on a presumptive basis.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for both issues, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review them.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 23, 2022, for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral artery disease (PAD) and right leg amputation, as secondary to PAD, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding their etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reinstatement of special monthly compensation based on a housebound rate effective September 27, 2021, but granted an increased rate of special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(p) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.350(f)(3), effective September 28, 2021.

The Board granted payment or reimbursement for non-VA treatment at Delray Medical Center from June 10, 2019, to June 12, 2019, as the treatment was pre-authorized.

The Board granted an effective date of December 27, 2021 for the grant of TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate.

Eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a January 2023 rating decision is granted.

The Board remands the claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 30 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the retroactive pay calculation for chronic sinusitis under the PACT Act.

The Board granted an effective date of July 23, 2020, for the grant of TDIU.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae was withdrawn by the appellant.

The appeal for VA payment of non-VA medical services provided on September 24, 2019, was dismissed due to the lack of a valid Notice of Disagreement from an eligible claimant.

The appeal of a timely request for Higher-Level Review of the Veteran's entitlement to service connection for his claimed back and neck disabilities is denied.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraines, acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for back pain due to deficiencies in the VA examination and missing service records.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot disability, to include avascular necrosis of the left foot with posttraumatic arthritis, as there was no evidence that the condition occurred during active duty or was caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a vascular disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining potentially relevant records.

The Board remands the case to schedule an examination to determine whether the Veteran lacks the mental capacity to manage disbursement of VA benefits.