Other conditions decisions — 2026

The Veteran's appeal for apportionment of disability compensation was dismissed as the appellant withdrew her appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date of June 1, 2020, for the grant of survivor's pension with aid and attendance. The decision is based on the fact that the appellant submitted a supplemental claim over a year after the Veteran's death.

The Board denied an effective date prior to September 14, 2006 for the grant of service connection for reflex sympathetic syndrome and denied entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board denied benefits for spina bifida and other covered birth defects because the Appellant does not have a diagnosis of spina bifida, her mother is not a Vietnam Veteran, and there is no legal basis to grant benefits.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for boutonnaire deformity of the left hand, little finger is dismissed due to the private attorney withdrawing the appeal on behalf of the Veteran.

The Board has determined that there may be an error in the calculation of overpayment for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35, and thus remands the case to conduct a full audit.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for initial disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for patellar chondromalacia of both knees due to inadequate pre-decisional duty to assist and potential errors in the February 2022 VA examination.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant's authorized representative requested to withdraw the appeal before a decision could be made.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for residual stress fracture of the right fourth metatarsal was granted, with a 30 percent rating being assigned.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's esophageal cancer had its onset during active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current memory loss is likely caused by head trauma sustained during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the claim for service connection for ulcerative colitis must be remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for atrial fibrillation, finding that it was incurred during active duty in Kuwait and is related to the Veteran's prior episode of atrial fibrillation in July 2014.

The Board has granted service connection for atrial fibrillation, finding that it was incurred during active duty in Kuwait and is related to the Veteran's prior episode of atrial fibrillation in July 2014.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in failing to obtain a VA opinion regarding the functional impact of any side effects from medication used to treat service-connected disabilities, which may affect the Veteran's ability to work.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board dismissed the appeal as there are no remaining issues to review.

The Board has determined that the August 2019 notice of disagreement was timely as to the December 2016 rating decision for POTS. The appeal is granted, but the case is remanded due to a need for an SOC regarding entitlement to an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for POTS.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right hip strain and left hip strain due to inadequate opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Veteran's child is denied benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for spina bifida because the diagnosis of spina bifida occulta does not meet the criteria.