Other conditions decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the case due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and a need for an addendum opinion from an appropriate examiner regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's nonservice-connected gastrointestinal disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically reaction to severe stress disorder, unspecified. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible and consistent reports of in-service traumatic incidents and current symptoms related to her condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal concerning the level of special monthly compensation due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The appeal for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) has been withdrawn by the appellant. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has reduced the Veteran's rating for his service-connected Helicobacter pylori from 10 percent to noncompensable effective July 1, 2020. The reduction was proper as there is evidence of improvement in the condition.

The Veteran's Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) was found to have contributed to his death and was due to herbicide exposure. As a result, the Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death effective from when the appellant filed her claim.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his rectal nodule was denied. However, beginning May 19, 2024, he is now granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for pruritus ani.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $6,664.12 was improperly created due to a lack of clarity regarding when and how much drill pay or active duty pay the Veteran received after her retirement on May 23, 2022, and is remanding for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for hernia on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected gall bladder removal, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the hernia was caused by the gall bladder surgery.

The Veteran's perforated uterus with mesh repair and uterine ablation are related directly to active service.,Her infertility is also related to her in-service uterine ablation.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for specially adapted housing, special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 USC chapter 35, earlier effective date for individual unemployability, and a special home adaptation grant as the Veteran did not respond to the Board's request within the required time frame.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there was no valid notice of disagreement with respect to an adjudicative determination, and thus without any legal or factual decisions made within the March 5, 2025 proposal letter.

The appellant requested to withdraw his appeal due to a change in the character of discharge from service, which was upgraded to General, Under Honorable Conditions. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU was denied. The left hip replacement did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and no separate or higher ratings were assigned under other diagnostic codes.

The Board denied attorney fees eligibility because the November 2023 notification letter was the initial decision regarding a change in the bilateral factor calculation, which led to past-due benefits. The appellant did not file for an increased rating and the case is considered separate from any previous decisions.

The Board has granted effective dates of February 11, 2020 for service connection of loss of use of both hands and feet as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Parkinson's disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is related to his toxic exposures at Fort Ord during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip arthritis is service-connected as it began during his active service and has persisted since then.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of clarity on the dates and number of training days performed by the Veteran in FY 2019, as well as her repayment of military pay.

The Board denied the survivor's pension since June 1, 2020 as the appellant's income exceeded the applicable maximum annual pension rates (MAPRs) after accounting for her burial expenses and medical expenses.