Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 10, 2017, for his award of TDIU. The decision found that no evidence was received within one year prior to this date that could be construed as a formal claim for TDIU.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates prior to December 29, 2022 for his bilateral Achilles tendinopathy ratings as these claims were previously decided by the Board and are now final.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the case, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the case is being remanded for further evaluation of eligibility for PCAFC benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's service records. The AOJ needs to obtain and associate Appellant's service personnel records with the claims file.

The Veteran's initial and staged ratings for right and left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease have been denied. The appeals are based on the criteria set forth in Diagnostic Code 7114, which evaluates arteriosclerosis obliterans.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the claim for payment of medical services provided by ASC on December 1, 2020 has been granted and no further action is required.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to service and the appeal for health care benefits under Chapter 17 is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's enlarged prostate disability is related to service, but further development is needed to address whether it is secondary to his service-connected stricture of the urethra.

The Veteran is seeking retroactive CRDP compensation for the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. The Board finds a remand is needed to clarify which periods he was paid retroactive CRDP compensation and why or why not.

The Veteran's dependent child was removed from his VA disability compensation due to failure to respond to a request for certification of continued eligibility, and restoration is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) as it is causally related to the Veteran's exposure to benzene compounds during his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck condition, finding that there is no evidence linking his current disability to his active-duty service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the claim for payment of medical services provided by ASC to the Veteran on July 30, 2020, has already been granted and paid.

Your appeal for the right elbow disorder has been dismissed as your Supplemental Claim was received after the issue had already been certified to the Board in the Legacy system.

The appeal for eligibility for benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is dismissed due to the Veteran's death prior to final approval and designation.

The Board has granted service connection for a somatic symptom disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his thoracolumbar spine and headache disorders.

The appeal for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed because the issue has been addressed in another appeal stream.

The Board found that the termination of VA compensation benefits due to the Veteran's fugitive felon status was improper and restored the benefits from February 21, 2018, to May 1, 2018.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left ankle condition and right hand trigger finger due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between these conditions and military service.