Other conditions decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a torn labrum right hip and a rating in excess of 10 percent for her hypermobile sacroiliac joint due to missing VA examinations. The Veteran is asked to attend another examination to determine the nature and etiology of her claimed right hip disorder, as well as the severity of her service-connected right hypermobile sacroiliac joint.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin rash is not service-connected, but his temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is service-connected. The TMD was found to be related to a dental procedure during service.

The Veteran's children B. A. W., H. D. W., and L. D. W. are recognized as his legal adopted children for VA purposes, including the receipt of additional dependency compensation.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified neurocognitive disorder based on secondary aggravation to the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a tooth #19 recurrent infection, root canal residuals is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further review of her eligibility for outpatient dental treatment.

The Board has determined that the decision regarding eligibility for enrollment in VA's PCAFC is legally inadequate and requires a more detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on January 9, 2026 was dismissed because the services were not preauthorized and did not meet the criteria for emergent care.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 12, 2018, for the grant of service connection for transient global amnesia (also claimed as memory loss) was denied. The Board also denied service connection for cardiovascular disease.

The Veteran's pituitary gland dysfunction with low testosterone and azoospermia did not result in compensable symptoms, and thus a compensable disability rating is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by his own willful misconduct, and therefore service connection for cause of death is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a disability manifested by loss of hair on the arms and legs and for a testicular disability, finding that there was no current diagnosis of these conditions and thus not meeting the cornerstone element of service connection.

The Board is remanding the case to determine the Veteran's remaining entitlement under VA education benefits, including both Chapters 30 and 33. The AOJ should also determine if the Veteran meets the eligibility requirements under Rudisill v. McDonough.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims for the Veteran's right ankle disability, including those for walking gait deformity, degenerative joint disease, limited extension, and limited flexion, all claimed as secondary to his right ankle. The issues are inextricably intertwined with the rating claim.

The Board has determined that the February 2024 decision denying eligibility for PCAFC is legally inadequate and requires further development. The Veteran's caregiver needs a new medical opinion to determine if he meets the clinical threshold required for enrollment in the program.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's interstitial pneumonitis is more likely than not related to his exposure to AFFF during his periods of active service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied a higher initial disability rating for the service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding that the severity of symptoms did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to July 15, 2019, for the grant of service connection for maladjustment disorder is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal regarding his character of discharge from service is dismissed as the issue has been fully resolved in his favor with eligibility to VA compensation benefits.

The Board denied service connection for dequervain's syndrome, finding no evidence of its onset during or related to service. The right wrist condition and associated scar were granted a 10 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms during and after service are consistent with the diagnosis of SLE.