Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for both the left and right lower extremity shin splints, as they have manifested in marked pain with walking and standing for a period of more than five minutes resulting in weakness and fatiguability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of multiple myeloma to obtain a medical opinion in compliance with the PACT Act.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 1, 2018, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on December 5, 2020, was dismissed because the billing company that filed the appeal is not a proper claimant.

The Board granted service connection for a deviated septum, finding that the Veteran's condition was related to physical trauma sustained during his military service. The claim for revision of an August 1981 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was denied.

The appeal regarding payment of non-VA medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on August 31, 2021, was denied due to lack of VA authorization.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of the June 2006 rating decision, which assigned an initial 10 percent rating for right shoulder disability, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board denied the claim for accrued benefits as the Appellant, who is an adult daughter of the surviving spouse, does not qualify under the statutory definition of a 'child' and has not provided sufficient documentation to substantiate expenses related to the surviving spouse's last sickness or burial.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for individual unemployability prior to August 4, 2022, as it was not factually ascertainable that her service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation during the one-year period prior to VA's receipt of her claim.

The Board remands the matter to obtain missing documents pertinent to the Veteran's appeal regarding payment or reimbursement for non-VA medical services and equipment.

The Board remands the claim for an additional opinion to address whether the Veteran has any additional disabilities caused or aggravated by VA treatment on March 23, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a special home adaptation grant and eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to lack of evidence supporting the necessary conditions.

The Veteran is granted Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected back disability.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA medical services is dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Veteran's service-connected insomnia is granted an initial rating of 50 percent, but no higher.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 16, 2021, was denied due to lack of VA authorization.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed the issue of the propriety of the reduction of the evaluation for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.

The Board denied the claim for accrued benefits as it was not timely filed within one year of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's request to switch from educational assistance benefits under the MGIB program to the Post-9/11 GI Bill program is granted.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment for the cost of non-VA medical care provided on October 5, 2020, has been resolved in full by administrative action and is now moot.