Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory disorder, finding that the Veteran's asthma is causally related to his active duty service.

The Board remands the claim to clarify the Veteran's enrollment status and obtain necessary evidence regarding the validity of the debt.

The Board denied the claim for survivor's pension benefits as the Veteran did not have qualifying service during a period of war.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for burn scars on the back was withdrawn by the appellant.

The appeal was dismissed due to a procedural defect in complying with a mandatory claims-processing rule.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an extension of his eligibility period for use of Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits, as he did not submit a request within one year after the original delimiting date or provide good cause.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional compensation benefits based upon recognition of his child, N.D., as a dependent for VA purposes based on school attendance due to untimely submission of evidence.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for ulcerative colitis and service connection for bilateral polymyalgia rheumatica to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a deviated septum, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and that the condition was not due to a traumatic injury or exposure to burn pits during service.

The Board remands the TDIU claim to correct a duty to assist error related to employment verification with AT&T.

The appellant is not entitled to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the August 2023 rating decision.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical care provided by Baptist Memorial Hospital on March 9, 2021, was dismissed due to the lack of a proper claimant.

The Board denied the challenges to the propriety of the creation of an overpayment in the amount of $49,810 and the waiver claim for recoupment of this debt.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for an earlier effective date of service connection for cardiomyopathy with ventricular arrhythmia and cardiomegaly.

The Board granted an effective date of March 30, 2021, for the grant of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 USC chapter 35.

The Board reversed a clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the July 2016 rating decision that discontinued the Veteran's entitlement to a TDIU, restoring his award of a TDIU. The appeal for a TDIU is dismissed as moot due to this restoration.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board made a decision, and therefore the appeal is dismissed.

The Board granted eligibility for attorney fees based on the past-due benefits awarded in a February 2024 Rating Decision.

The Board granted service connection for stroke and stroke residuals as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.