Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral metatarsalgia and neuritis for a new VA medical opinion.

The veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain but denied an evaluation higher than 30 percent for bilateral ovarian cysts, ovarian cyst removal, and adhesions.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant's representative, and therefore, the Board dismissed the claims for an increased rating for right knee posttraumatic degenerative joint disease and service connection for a left ankle disability.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and there are no remaining allegations of errors for appellate consideration.

The Veteran was granted a disability rating of 60 percent from November 4, 2005, to March 30, 2010, for post-gastrectomy syndrome status post-vagotomy and pyloroplasty with peritoneal adhesion and anemia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 25, 2015.

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

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for diverticulitis for further development and readjudication.

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

The Board denied the claims for service connection for psoriatic arthritis and a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or adaptive equipment.

The appeal regarding the overpayment of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension benefits is dismissed as there is no case or controversy for appellate consideration.

The Veteran's special monthly compensation (SMC) was granted at the rate of 38 U.S.C. § 1114(m), but no higher, from July 1, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of the Veteran's death due to errors in the duty to assist, including issues with obtaining medical records and an inadequate medical opinion.

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

The appeal for an effective date prior to June 2, 2016, for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for basic eligibility for educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was denied due to a lack of qualifying active duty service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to compensation under 38 USC § 1151 for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma due to a duty to assist error, requiring further clarification on whether the Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was caused by VA-supplied defective CPAP machines and if that event was reasonably foreseeable.

The Board remands the claim for DEA benefits to the AOJ to reassess the amount paid and provide evidence of all payments made.

The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a stroke due to the Veteran's medical treatment at Brainerd, Minnesota VAMC.