Other conditions decisions — 2003

The Board has determined that the appellant was a full-time student during the Fall 2001 semester and should have been paid at the full-time rate for the entire period from August 22, 2001 to October 17, 2001.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code due to her failure to meet the eligibility criteria established by law.

The Board has denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits, finding that it would not be against equity and good conscience to recover the debt.

The Board denied the claimant's request to apportion her husband's VA nonservice-connected pension benefits due to his incarceration, as their household income was deemed sufficient.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral uveitis with cataracts is currently rated at 80 percent, and the claim for an increased rating in excess of this has been denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant had died before the decision was rendered.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on November 18, 2000 was denied because he is not service-connected for any disability and the emergency treatment provided did not meet the criteria under VA regulations.

The Board denied the claim of reopening the service connection for a right elbow disability, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The VA determined that the veteran's loss of use of both hands due to fasciectomies for bilateral Dupuytren's disease was not caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, and thus denied his claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found no evidence of chronic disability manifested by impaired sleep, fatigue, or joint pain due to an undiagnosed illness during service. The veteran's symptoms were attributed to his civilian employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims to reopen his claim for service connection for otitis media of the right ear and to address a claim of CUE in the December 1961 RO decision that severed service connection for the condition. The veteran did not timely file an appeal regarding the CUE issue.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for obesity.

The Board found no evidence of a bilateral foot disorder in service and concluded that the current condition is not related to service. Therefore, service connection for a bilateral foot disorder was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic venous insufficiency was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's residuals of a left proximal tibia fracture, finding that there was no evidence of slight knee or ankle disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for reimbursement of burial and funeral expenses, as well as her claim for a VA pension payment issued in June 2001. The decision stated that she is not a proper claimant for the burial and funeral expenses and was not entitled to the June 2001 pension payment.

The VA denied service connection for a right ankle and Achilles tendon disability, but granted service connection for bursitis of the left elbow with an initial zero percent rating.

The Board found no current medical evidence of cold injury residuals affecting the veteran's hands or feet, and denied service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right hand arthritis and refractive error of the eyes, finding no current disability and that these conditions are not diseases or injuries within VA compensation criteria.