Citation Nr: 19106145
Decision Date: 01/25/19	Archive Date: 01/25/19

DOCKET NO. 16-62 883
DATE:	January 25, 2019

ORDER

Entitlement to the restoration of competency status for the purposes of handling VA benefits payments is dismissed.  

FINDING OF FACT

VA has been determined to be competent for the for the purposes of handling VA benefits payments in an October 2017 rating decision.  

CONCLUSION OF LAW

There is no justiciable case or controversy, the Veteran’s claim of entitlement to the restoration of competency status, is dismissed.  38 U.S.C. § 7105.  

REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION

The Veteran served on active duty in the United States Navy from December 1979 to August 1982 and with the United States Air Force from May 2005 to December 2005, March 2006 to June 2006, and May 2007 to July 2007.  

This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from a March 2016 rating decision from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO).  

Competency 

In an October 2017 rating decision, the RO determined that the Veteran was competent for the purposes of handling VA benefits payments.  As such, his claim for entitlement to the restoration of competency status is moot as the benefit sought on appeal is already in effect.  

 

STEVEN D. REISS

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans’ Appeals

ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	K.Ijitimehin, Associate Counsel