Other conditions decisions — 2025

The motion to revise the August 2023 Board decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed due to insufficient specificity in the allegations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine, carpal tunnel syndrome, and left elbow tendonitis, precluded substantially gainful employment from March 27, 2009.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease in the right and left hips, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding their relationship to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings of his left shoulder disability, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this matter.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 14, 2013, for service connection for lichen sclerosus and a rating of 60 percent.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for skin tags due to an incorrect description of prior VA examinations and a need to obtain potentially relevant medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities do not reasonably preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 13, 2016, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The appeal concerning the initial compensable rating for a right wrist surgical scar, and higher ratings for right wrist limitation of motion and ganglionectomy scar has been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.

The Board granted service connection for a brain injury secondary to the Veteran's service-connected aneurysm.

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

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from December 29, 2011 to August 22, 2012, but the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was denied.

The Veteran is granted compensation for atrial fibrillation (Afib) induced by anesthesia pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §1151, and the issues of service connection for various conditions are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an extension of his delimiting date to utilize Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits, as none of the limited circumstances allowing for such an extension were applicable.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on July 29, 2021, is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for waiver of an overpayment debt in the amount of $7,182.53 for monthly housing allowance and tuition fees under the Post-9/11 GI Bill as untimely.

The Board granted service connection for duodenum adenocarcinoma, finding that the evidence establishes that the Veteran's condition is the result of his exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange.

The Board remands the Veteran's appeal for a TDIU due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically regarding outstanding private treatment records and examinations related to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory disorder associated with TERA participation, as the Veteran's claim was favorably adjudicated by the AOJ without clear and unmistakable error.

The Board granted the appeal, determining that compelling circumstances mitigate the misconduct leading to the Appellant's other than honorable discharge, thereby allowing VA compensation benefits.