Other conditions decisions — 2026

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date for the apportionment of VA disability compensation benefits to P.H. on behalf of A.N.B., finding that the earliest effective date permitted by law is May 18, 2019.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding TDIU, as it was raised during a VA examination. The Veteran's claims for earlier effective date and increased rating remain pending.

The Veteran's left lower extremity condition, including a heel drop due to nerve impingement in his back and atrophy in his left calf, is currently rated 10 percent disabling. The Board has remanded the case for further examination and reconsideration of diagnostic codes.

The Board is remanding the Veteran's claim to determine his remaining entitlement under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) educational benefits, including for Spring 2025 term. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence submitted when the claim is readjudicated.

The appeal contesting the apportionment of $325 per month to the Appellee on behalf of J.G. is granted for periods prior to January 1, 2022 and since September 27, 2024. For the period from January 1, 2022 to September 26, 2024, the apportionment is reduced to $260 per month.

The Board dismissed the appeal because it was not in the modernized review system and the Veteran did not opt to be transferred.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the apportionment of $1,400 per month on behalf of C.J. and D.J.III was terminated as of its effective date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a mood disorder with depressive features was granted, effective March 23, 2023.

The Board has decided that the claim of service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma should be remanded due to inadequate development regarding potential herbicide agent exposure and toxic exposure during service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of hair loss.

The Veteran's death was not recognized as the result of a marriage to the Appellant, which would qualify for DIC benefits due to his service-connected cause of death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to consider new evidence regarding toxic exposure at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and to issue another TERA memo.

The Veteran's claims for beneficiary travel on June 13, 2022, and May 30, 2022, are granted. The Board found the Veteran met eligibility criteria and submitted timely claims.

The Board has granted readjudication of the issues of service connection for hypogonadism and gynecomastia due to new evidence received since the last rating decision. The claims of service connection for squamous blepharitis, upper and lower eyelid with dry eye syndrome and pinguecula, left eye, right eye are also remanded.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for Chapter 1606 benefits. The appeal is granted in this regard, but the underlying claim of entitlement to basic eligibility for Chapter 1606 benefits must be remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertebral fracture, claimed as fractured back, had its onset during active military service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that his colon cancer was not caused by a service-connected disability and did not have a material influence in accelerating his death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the number of training days performed by the Veteran in FY 2020. The AOJ must obtain clarification on this matter and verify all paid and unpaid ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA dates served during that year.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for Congestive Heart Failure and Multiple System Atrophy. However, the issue of basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits prior to August 10, 2022 is inextricably intertwined with these newly established effective dates and requires remand.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary frequency as there is no evidence of a current disability or persistent symptoms related to service.