Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), and the Board has no further jurisdiction to review this matter.

The appeals for payment of non-VA medical care provided at Prospect Manchester Hospital on December 17, 2020 and December 13, 2020 were dismissed as Benefit Recovery Business Associates is not a proper claimant.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional VA educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill for a vocational flight training program due to exceeding the allowable cap.

The Board remands the Veteran's appeal for a determination of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 30, 2020, to December 14, 2023.

The Board remands the case to review whether the overpayment of $7,186.00 was properly created and if it is valid.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 3, 2023, is dismissed due to the Veteran's passing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for a brain tumor, claimed as brain cancer, finding that the evidence did not support an in-service onset or a nexus to active service.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis from December 24, 2014, to January 2, 2016, and from August 17, 2016, to August 31, 2018.

The Board remands the matter to obtain outstanding Vet Center records related to treatment for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board remands the appeal for additional development as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's service-connected hernia condition renders him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dizziness, finding that the evidence does not support a nexus between his dizziness and his service-connected bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for reversal or revision of an April 2024 remand decision regarding a TDIU claim, as it is not subject to CUE.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance, as it is inextricably intertwined with other pending claims.

The Board remands the matter to obtain new medical opinions from independent pulmonologists and cardiologists regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death was caused or worsened by VA treatment.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for the Veteran's adjustment disorder, finding that the symptoms did not warrant a rating of 50 percent or higher prior to July 11, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory condition, finding that the evidence does not support the existence of a current disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine and associated bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's self-employment from April 28, 2010 onward constituted marginal employment and his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.