Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter to allow the AOJ to send a legally adequate notice of decision and consider all new evidence.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for further development of evidence regarding the Veteran's employment status and any accommodations provided by his employers.

The claims for an earlier effective date for the grant of service-connection for migraine headaches and traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals were dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for dependency benefits for his current spouse, J.P.Y., as no evidence of dependency was received within one year from the date of the rating decision.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 27, 2020, for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma based on the Veteran's continuous pursuit of her claim and the direct causation by exposure to burn pits during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her left and right hip disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability and dizziness to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for stomach and gastrointestinal disorders, to include GERD, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a TIA and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) prior to June 27, 2017, for additional development.

The Board granted an effective date of August 26, 2014, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The case is remanded for an addendum medical opinion to determine if the Appellant exhibited mental or cognitive impairment at the time of misconduct leading to his other than honorable discharge.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for a right upper extremity neurological disorder and in excess of 30 percent for a left upper extremity neurological disorder to obtain an adequate VA examination.

The Board remands the matter for evidentiary development, specifically to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's right elbow condition was aggravated during active service or ACDUTRA/INACDUTRA.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability to ensure compliance with previous remand instructions, specifically regarding potential exposures to herbicide agents and other toxic substances at Fort McClellan.

The Board remands the claims for additional medical opinions to address whether the Veteran's appendicitis and cholecystitis are related to VA treatment in November/December 2011, including any fault or negligence on the part of VA.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for vision impairment for further development and initial review by the AOJ.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to reentrance into the VR&E program for additional training and/or benefits, as the AOJ has not substantially complied with previous remand directives.

The motion to revise the April 2023 Board decision on the grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed without prejudice.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a dental injury and a neck injury, as there was no evidence to support the claims.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 16, 2019 for further development and adjudication.