Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's 100% disability rating for psychotic disorder, NOS is restored. The appeal regarding TDIU is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the termination of his pension, effective April 1, 2016 is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew the appeal via his representative in January 2024.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of gastrointestinal problems before a decision was made.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection regarding a right third finger sprain (also claimed as a 5th middle phalanx of the right-hand disability). The Board dismissed this issue.

The Board has granted an effective date of May 1, 1998 for the award of DIC benefits based on service connection for the Veteran's cause of death due to herbicide agent exposure in Thailand.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left pubic synthesis fracture occurred during active service and is related to his in-service injury, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia, finding that the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam is at least as likely as not related to his condition. The cause of death due to these conditions is also granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal regarding whether his current attorney, R.V.C., is eligible for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past due benefits awarded in a May 2023 rating decision has been dismissed. The Veteran had a non-withholding fee agreement with R.V.C. and had already paid R.V.C. directly in connection with the May 2023 award.

The Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities have been rated at 10% each for limitation of extension. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating based on additional limitations in flexion, abduction, adduction, or rotation.

The Veteran's petition for readjudication of the previously denied claims for costochondritis and low back is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claim for low back will be remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's request to readjudicate his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right big toe amputated due to infection is denied because new evidence submitted does not relate to the issue of causation.

The Board has determined that the claims file is incomplete and requires additional evidence to determine if the Appellant's DEA benefits claim was granted prior to February 11, 2011. The decision is remanded for the upload of all relevant records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment since May 11, 2022. The effective date for the TDIU is set at that date.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient analysis regarding the relationship between the Veteran's infertility and his exposure to measles during service.

The Board has found that there was a pre-decisional error regarding the assignment of tiers and effective dates for benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC). The decision is remanded to obtain new medical opinions and issue legally adequate notice.

The Veteran's major neurocognitive disorder, due to Alzheimer's disease and probable without behavioral disturbance, is granted as service connected based on herbicide agent exposure during his military service in Vietnam.

Your appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate your claim as you are no longer alive.

The Board has determined that there are errors in the decision regarding service connection for myopic macular degeneration and has ordered a remand to obtain further medical opinions.

The Veteran's varicose vein condition has been rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined a rating of 40 percent is warranted for both left and right lower extremities.