The Board found the veteran incompetent for VA purposes due to his mental illness and substance abuse.
The deciding factor: The veteran's severe psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and PTSD, along with cocaine addiction, rendered him incapable of managing his finances.
- Claimed conditions
- Thrombophlebitis, Scars of the left arm, Appendectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0737219
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0737219.
What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's effective date for dependency compensation for his spouse is denied as proof of dependents was not provided within one year of the qualifying rating decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right leg thrombophlebitis is rated at 60 percent from August 30, 2019. Service connection for left leg thrombophlebitis secondary to the right leg has been granted. The claim of TDIU remains pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia, H. pylori, esophagitis, chronic diarrhea, and gall bladder and appendectomy surgery is currently rated at 30 percent, the highest possible under Diagnostic Code 7319 for irritable colon syndrome (IBS). The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's increased rating claim for thrombophlebitis of the left leg was denied, and her TDIU claim was remanded.
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