Other conditions decisions — 2023

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for left fifth toe fracture, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of moderate foot injury.

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

The Veteran's limitations in performing activities of daily living are consistent with being unable to sustain himself in the community, and the Board has granted Level 2 benefits under the PCAFC program.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for further medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's lung condition and his in-service asbestos exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for the grants of a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) has been dismissed.

The Veteran's cardiac disability was granted effective February 6, 2013. A rating of 100 percent for the period prior to April 13, 2016, is granted.,A compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and an effective date of January 6, 2016, are granted.,SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ is granted with an effective date of January 6, 2016.,The Veteran's right middle finger crush injury is rated at 10 percent.,Eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 was granted effective February 6, 2013.,SMC based on housebound status and a higher level of SMC above the housebound criteria level are denied.,For the period prior to January 6, 2016, entitlement to a TDIU is dismissed as moot.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in notification and evidence review, requiring further investigation into the validity of the overpayment.

The Board has decided that it does not have jurisdiction to review the eligibility for payment of non-VA medical expenses and remands the case due to missing documents.

The appeal is dismissed because the appellant, V.H., does not have standing to pursue the claim as she is not the claimant and lacks authority to submit a notice of disagreement on behalf of the claimant, V.G.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left breast cancer and hysterectomy (secondary to left breast cancer) have been denied as there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to her active-duty service.

The Veteran's bilateral essential tremors are caused and aggravated by pain medications prescribed for his service-connected major depression with psychotic features, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as there was no proper rating decision to appeal under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the discontinuance of VR&E benefits, and the Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal before a decision was made.

The Veteran's daughter, B., was not added to his VA disability award from June 15, 2015 to December 15, 2015 because she did not attend school during that period and the Veteran did not meet the schedular rating criteria until May 12, 2015.

Your claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has already been granted, effective April 9, 2013. As the appeal is moot, your case is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Guillain-Barre Syndrome, finding that new and relevant evidence had not been received since the August 2012 denial.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for frozen feet has been readjudicated and is granted. The case is remanded as the Board finds that new evidence received since the April 2016 decision supports the claim.

The Veteran's initial ratings for left and right trigeminal nerve disorders have been granted at a 10% level, effective January 10, 2019.