Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal is dismissed because the Veteran has been issued a certificate of eligibility for his use for a VA loan guaranty.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided by Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle on July 30, 2018, was dismissed due to the Appellant not being a proper claimant.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that it was factually ascertainable as of October 25, 2021.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a December 15, 2023, RO decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic B-cell leukemia to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding an inadequate medical opinion on the etiology of the condition related to in-service asbestos exposure.

The Board granted a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $1,534.00 due to equity and good conscience considerations.

The Board remands the matter to determine the last day on which the Veteran was substantially gainfully employed, focusing on the period prior to April 15, 2024.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided on May 21, 2019, was dismissed due to the improper claimant filing a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for rectal cancer under the PACT Act due to the Veteran's verified active service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied because he did not have active military, naval, air, or space service during a period of war.

The appeal for service connection for myelofibrosis (cancer) stem cell transplant has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation during his period of incarceration due to a lack of individual need.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a gynecological disability, gastrointestinal disability, and genitourinary disability as they were part of an appeal that was already pending.

The Board granted an initial, minimum 10 percent rating for HSV, types I and II based on the evidence showing characteristic lesions involving at least 5 percent but less than 20 percent of the entire body affected.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on October 17, 2018, was dismissed due to the improper claimant filing a Notice of Disagreement.

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

The Board remands the claim for an inguinal hernia, as secondary to a service-connected back disability, due to an inadequate VA examination and to address whether obesity is an intermediate step between the service-connected disabilities and the inguinal hernia.

The Board remands the matter for an addendum psychiatric VA medical opinion to assess the progression and severity of the Veteran's PTSD, as well as a readjudication on whether TDIU may be awarded based on this disability.

The Board granted service connection for right trigeminal neuralgia, finding that the Veteran's symptoms likely began during his active military service and have persisted since then.

The Board remands the claim for a more adequate VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's hepatocellular carcinoma, considering all toxic exposure risk activities during service.