Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to the appellant's death during the appeal process.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 7, 2013, for the award of service connection for lupus with chronic urticaria is denied. The Board found that no earlier effective date was warranted as the Veteran did not have a pending claim for this benefit before January 7, 2013.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran requested to withdraw all pending appeals.

The Board granted an extension of the delimiting date for DEA benefits beyond April 8, 2018 due to the Appellant's inability to attend school in March 2017 because of job loss and financial obligations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with a previous remand order, specifically regarding an addendum medical opinion on the etiology of bilateral cataracts and whether they are secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral lower extremity varicose veins and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left elbow condition is related to his service-connected left shoulder strain.

The Veteran's enrollment in both an instrument rating course and a commercial pilot course was found to be simultaneous, allowing him to receive Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for these courses.

The Board has granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder, finding that it is a superimposed disease stemming from the Veteran's personality disorder. The decision also remanded the claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for cause of death and squamous cell carcinoma due to the appellant's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's pinguecula and because adjudication of the increased rating claim could impact his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's rectal cancer is found to be causally related to his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. Service connection for rectal cancer is granted.

The appeal for survivor's pension benefits is dismissed because the appellant passed away before a decision could be issued.

The Veteran's pancreatic cancer is granted as service connected due to exposure to burn pits in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and effective dates were denied. The rating for urinary incontinence with tract infections was not granted above 60 percent, while the rating for TMJ dysfunction was not granted above 40 percent. Effective date claims for TDIU and DEA benefits were also denied.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than December 5, 2018 for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for his right and left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is being remanded due to procedural issues.

The Veteran requested to withdraw their appeal regarding the reimbursement of a VA home loan funding fee. The Board has dismissed the appeal as it is not in its jurisdiction.

Your appeal for reimbursement or payment for non-VA medical services provided on September 22, 2020 has been dismissed as the benefit sought has already been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's VA compensation benefits being improperly withheld. The AOJ must provide an audit and accounting of the benefits paid in light of the correction to his Naval Records regarding his discharge and retirement.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision, so the case is dismissed.