Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ has been dismissed as there is no case or controversy remaining to be resolved.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed because they died during the pendency of their case, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at that time.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of March 12, 2019 for the grant of service connection for unspecified neurocognitive disorder with unspecified adjustment disorder.

The Veteran's duodenal ulcer disability rating was reduced from 60% to 40%, but the reduction is void ab initio and the 60% rating is restored effective November 1, 2023.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is being remanded due to duty to assist errors regarding private treatment records from New Orleans and the Houston VA medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the Veteran's VA Form 10182 was not timely received, and no good cause for extension was shown.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and a need for a new opinion from an ophthalmologist regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's complications related to his cataract surgery.

The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection for idiopathic scoliosis, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of pulmonary fibrosis with severe restrictive lung disease was denied as the evidence did not meet the requirements to establish entitlement prior to March 1, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher rate of payment of pension benefits and an earlier effective date for the award of nonservice-connected pension with special monthly pension.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for eligibility to benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC). The Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of prostate disability (pre-cancer) as there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between his military service and the condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of private medical records from St. Katherine's hospital, which may contain information relevant to determining if service connection is warranted for cause of death.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for nonservice-connected pension, total individual unemployability (TDIU), and a rating in excess of 70 percent for borderline personality disorder due to the Veteran's death.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the claim was administratively approved and paid by VA within the 90-day filing deadline.

Your claim for service connection of a right hand disability has been dismissed as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 22, 2019 is dismissed as the issue has already been fully addressed under the Legacy appeals process.

The Veteran's child did not have any pending claims for accrued benefits at the time of his death, nor was there any money owed him under existing decisions. The claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a prostate condition and secondary service connection for voiding dysfunction to the extent it is related to the service-connected prostate condition.

The Veteran's right elbow olecranon bursitis and common extensor tendon tear are currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a greater disability rating.