Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for insomnia as it was made worse by the Veteran's already service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tendonitis due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis.

The Board granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, to include dysentery, based on the evidence showing a causal relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his active-duty service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for bilateral cheilectomies due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from April 11, 1980.

The Board denied the Appellant's eligibility for direct payment of fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the November 2023 Rating Decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $2,673.22.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for aortic valve insufficiency and vascular disease, to include as secondary to hypertension, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of apportionment of VA compensation benefits withheld during his incarceration to his spouse was dismissed because he lacks standing to file such an appeal.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed as the Veteran received the full benefits he sought, with an effective date prior to the appeal's effective date.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of a psychiatric condition, as the August 1994 rating decision is final and no new and material evidence was received within one year to reopen the claim.

The Board granted separate 10 percent ratings for shin splints in the right and left lower extremities, effective January 3, 2023.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided by Baptist Memorial Hospital from May 14, 2021, to May 16, 2021, was dismissed due to Benefit Recovery Associates not being a proper claimant.

The Board denied service connection for gastric adenocarcinoma, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his military service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for acute myeloid leukemia and a bilateral upper extremity neurologic disability, as additional evidence has been submitted that requires further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 11, 2018 for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since March 6, 2019, and he is eligible for DEA benefits from the same date.

The Board remands the case to obtain outstanding service treatment records and verify periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA), as well as to provide an adequate VA examination.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees to the appellant from past due benefits awarded in a September 2023 rating decision.