Other conditions decisions — 2026

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses for lodging from November 21, 2019 to January 16, 2020 was denied because prior approval for the hotel stay was not obtained. The Veteran and his wife misunderstood the process for reimbursement through Beneficiary Travel.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibroid status post hysterectomy is remanded due to the inadequacy of the March 2025 VA examination and a need for further development, including obtaining an opinion from an appropriately qualified clinician regarding the relationship between her fibroids and active service.

The Board has granted service connection for a left hip disorder on the basis that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected vascular dementia.

The Veteran's service connection for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) is granted. The issue of service connection for Behcet's Syndrome, due to presumed exposure at Camp Lejeune, is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits in excess of 18 months and 19 days was denied because he used 11 days of his original 19-month Chapter 30 entitlement before electing to receive Chapter 33 benefits. His maximum remaining entitlement under Chapter 33 is limited to 18 months and 19 days.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a scalp sarcoma was received on August 31, 2022. The Board denied an earlier effective date prior to this date.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for unspecified trauma or stressor related disorder and tension headaches was denied, with the latter issue being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left hip disorders, as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine strain with bilateral lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further review.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining relevant private treatment records and VA opinions, which were not sufficient for a decision on service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified body pain as there is no current diagnosis of such a disability in the medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's glioblastoma is not related to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The Board has restored service connection for persistent insomnia disorder as secondary to service-connected disabilities, effective November 2, 2022. The AOJ improperly severed the separate rating for persistent insomnia disorder and combined it with the left knee disability.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the deferred issue of entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) because it did not constitute an adjudicative determination from which an NOD could be filed.

The Veteran's periodontal disease is service-connected for treatment purposes only, given his current 100% schedular evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a right quadricep muscle tear disability is secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shin splints as there is no current diagnosis of the condition in the medical records.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it pertained to a medical determination, which is outside the jurisdiction of the Board.

The Veteran's bilateral foot calluses are rated at 30 percent, effective June 13, 2011. The appeal is granted for this issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure in obtaining a final death certificate and autopsy report, which are necessary for determining the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate eye examination and new evidence received since the last decision.