Other conditions decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete actions following previous remands.

The Veteran is seeking restoration of VA compensation for the period from October 24, 2010, through February 14, 2013. The Board has remanded the matter due to a dispute about whether the Veteran received military pay during this time.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sialadenitis and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU). The Board found that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's sialadenitis to his military service, and he had not been unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for neurological disorders of the right upper, left lower, and right lower extremities as there is no evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral arm numbness is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's rating for residuals of T7-8 fracture was increased to 20 percent effective March 15, 2020. Prior to this date, the disability had been rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, carcinoma of the breast with metastatic disease, is related to her service and specifically to herbicide exposure (Agent Orange). The Board granted service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's myomectomy residuals, finding that the symptoms did not require continuous treatment and were not uncontrolled by such treatment.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for shortness of breath and earlier effective date for esophageal hiatal hernia.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU for ventral diastasis was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating prior to January 20, 2020, or any rating in excess of 10 percent thereafter.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits on behalf of their minor children BGM and LGM, in the amount of the dependency allowance for dependents received.

Your appeal seeking a higher rating for your hearing loss has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot proceed with this matter as it is no longer pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep disturbances is denied as he does not have a current diagnosis related to this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors, including inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's urinary condition and his service-connected peripheral neuropathies.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's in-service head injury and its relation to his current narcolepsy diagnosis.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for VRRAP benefits, and the Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's right thumb disability, scar, and hearing loss have been granted service connection with effective dates of September 9, 2024.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral carotid artery stenosis was granted. The matter of entitlement to a separate compensable evaluation for palpitations (supraventricular tachycardia) is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's request for an extension of his Chapter 33 delimiting date was denied because he did not provide good cause for the untimely request.