Other conditions decisions — 2026

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and his current sleep problems. The Veteran is requested to provide an addendum opinion from a VA examiner addressing these issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) should be restored, effective March 1, 2025. The decision is based on the fact that there was not clear and convincing evidence of actual employability at the time of the TDIU discontinuance.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of hiatal hernia and increased rating for otitis media with bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic cough is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if his current gastroesophageal disorder, which may be related to GERD, was present at any time proximate to his September 2020 claim and whether it is directly related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for the STEM Scholarship at the University of South Florida was dismissed because he later enrolled in a different program using the scholarship. The appeal is now closed as there are no remaining issues to be decided.

The Board has denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's left lower extremity peroneal nerve disability, but has ordered remand to obtain additional VA medical records from non-VA providers.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate review of the Veteran's private medical records and the need for a secondary opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and his claimed major neurocognitive disorder (MND).

The Veteran's active duty service and initial training do not qualify him for Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits due to the exclusion of initial entry training from qualifying service. The Board denied his appeal as he did not meet the eligibility criteria.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability evaluation for his service-connected inguinal hernia, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under either old or new Diagnostic Code 7338.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional omission in VA's duty to assist, specifically regarding the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's left little finger disorder. The claim will be returned for further evaluation.

The Veteran's disability rating for personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of bronchus and lung was restored to 10 percent, effective as of the date of the decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural error in how the AOJ handled the Veteran's claims for service connection for an enlarged prostate disability and elevated PSA levels. The Veteran filed separate claims, but the AOJ treated them as one issue. The Board now needs to address both issues separately.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it was improperly docketed and did not follow claims processing rules.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the timeliness of a request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Department of Veterans Affairs pension benefits, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board has granted service connection for an intestinal disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring the AOJ to arrange for a VA examination and obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Appellant's diagnosed lumbar spondylolisthesis.

The Veteran's schizoid personality disorder is currently rated at 70 percent and has been granted a 100 percent rating for the entire period on appeal.,The Veteran is also granted TDIU based on his service-connected schizoid personality disorder.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal, and the Board dismissed it.

The Veteran's myofascial pain syndrome was not found to require continuous medication for control, be episodic with more than one-third of the time present, or be refractory to therapy. Therefore, a compensable initial rating is denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal as to the issue of entitlement to a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) because no new evidence or arguments were submitted after the Court dismissed the Veteran's appeal and the AOJ corrected an error in implementing the July 2019 Board decision.