Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appellant was denied recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA purposes and accrued benefits due to lack of a valid marriage.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for colon syndrome irritable to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for the Veteran's unspecified restrictive lung disease based on pulmonary function test results.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for shortness of breath, finding no credible evidence linking the condition to his National Guard service.

The Board denied the appellant's request for recognition as a substitute claimant in claims of entitlement to service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and throat cancer, for accrued benefits purposes.

The appeal pertaining to the issue of entitlement to a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, or for adaptive equipment only, was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the October 2023 rating decision is granted.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a total disability rating, based on individual unemployability, due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), and an effective date prior to April 8, 2021, for the grant of eligibility for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 USC chapter 35.

The Veteran's claim for a retroactive compensation payment based on CRDP adjustment prior to January 1, 2018 was denied.

The claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent disabling for Crohn's disease (also claimed as ulcerative colitis) was dismissed because it has been addressed under a separate appeal stream.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for chronic suppurative otitis media, mastoiditis, and cholesteatoma of the left ear.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's chronic cough based on pulmonary function test results that did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 27, 2023, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to factually ascertainable worsening of PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and thus TDIU is granted.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for internal hemorrhoids with recurrent perirectal abscess and intermittent pain was dismissed due to untimely filing of the necessary forms.

The Board found that the reduction of the 100 percent disability rating to 0 percent for service-connected thrombocytopenia was proper, and denied restoration of the 100 percent rating.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities from May 15, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to add A.W. as a dependent spouse prior to November 24, 2020, due to insufficient evidence of his previous marriages and divorces.

The claim for a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for a VA loan guaranty is remanded due to missing information regarding the service member's military records and other relevant documents.