Other conditions Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, as claims do not survive their deaths.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for pulmonary fibrosis, specifically related to in-service exposure to asbestos. Additional development is needed to determine if the condition was incurred during service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Veteran's claim for Hodgkin's lymphoma and lymph node condition due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune is being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for varicose veins of the left leg and TDIU have been dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate these appeals as he passed away during the appeal process.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left forearm tendinitis, finding that it is related to his service-connected left navicular fracture residuals.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 60% rating for urinary incontinence is denied. The earliest the rating could have been assigned was August 14, 2018.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of use of right upper extremity is dismissed. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right forearm disability, stemming from VA treatment, is denied.

The claim for accrued benefits is denied as the appellant does not qualify as a child of the Veteran and did not file within one year after the surviving spouse's death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if vocational rehabilitation and employment services are appropriate based on the Veteran's severe service-connected disabilities.

The Board has restored the 40 percent disability rating for chronic back strain effective November 15, 2016. However, the reduction in rating was not warranted because it was based on an inadequate VA examination. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for his service-connected chronic back strain is remanded.

The Veteran's application for additional benefit for dependent spouse was submitted on October 18, 2018. The effective date of the award is set at October 18, 2018 because no claim or intent to file a claim prior to this date has been recorded in writing.

The Board has not determined the proper appellant(s) for the appeal period stemming from the current appellant’s claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death as custodian of her minor children. The case is being remanded to address this issue.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete compliance with previous remands, and an additional examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's hernia disability is related to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory or lung disorder due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA medical records from 1997-2009 and providing an opinion on whether the Veteran's symptoms are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the case is no longer under jurisdiction.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's service-connected bilateral lower extremity venous insufficiency caused her fall in July 2009 and whether the residuals from the fall can be clearly delineated from the symptoms of her service-connected condition.

The Board has decided that the appellant's claim for an increased monthly Survivor's pension benefit is remanded due to unclear income and medical expenses. The VA needs to verify her annual income and medical expenses from 2017 onwards.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the death of the appellant.