Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no final decision can be made.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fatigue secondary to insomnia and sleep disorder is granted. However, the claim for an increased rating for left ear hearing loss remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA medical opinions and a need for further development regarding the Veteran's bilateral eye disability.

The Board has granted a TDIU from December 9, 2020. The case is REMANDED for additional development related to service connection for pituitary tumor status post resection/removal and the initial rating of PTSD prior to August 3, 2017.

The Veteran's right hand disability is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining consent forms and an independent medical expert opinion to determine if the complication was reasonably foreseeable.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU is being remanded due to pre-decisional errors in VA's duty to assist.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and alcohol abuse, combined with his pancreatic cancer, contributed substantially or materially to his death. Additionally, there is a need for an addendum opinion on whether VA failed to timely diagnose the Veteran's pancreatic cancer after an October 2012 PET scan was suspicious for malignancy.

The Board denied service connection for loss of peripheral vision, finding that the Veteran did not sustain an eye injury during service and that his current condition is more likely related to a non-service connected brain aneurysm in 2000.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal before a decision was made, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and the need for a paid and due audit of the overpayment created when A.M. was retroactively removed from the Veteran's compensation award.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no final decision can be made.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain VA treatment records from the period of April 2016 to February 2019 and to provide an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed respiratory disabilities, including their relationship to service.

The Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea is found to aggravate his restless leg syndrome, allowing for the grant of service connection.

The Veteran's appeal of the denial of an apportionment of his VA disability compensation benefits withheld during his incarceration is dismissed because he does not have a personal stake in the outcome and lacks standing to file an appeal.

The Veteran's spouse, the appellant, requested an apportionment of his VA disability compensation benefits due to his incarceration. However, as he and his children were residing together prior to his confinement, the criteria for an apportionment are not met.

The Veteran requested to withdraw their appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Veteran's spouse, the appellant, is granted a general apportionment of VA disability compensation benefits in the amount of the dependency allowance for a spouse prior to May [REDACTED], 2021. The appeal on behalf of the appellant's children was denied as they are no longer members of the Veteran's household.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 1, 2021 for the award of VA non-service-connected disability pension benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date for VA survivor's pension benefits, finding that she did not continuously pursue her claim within one year of the May 2020 decision. The earliest possible effective date is July 14, 2021.