Other conditions decisions — 2004

The RO denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for mandibular prognathis in December 1979, and he did not file a notice of disagreement within one year. The effective date was assigned as March 28, 1994.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death due to new and material evidence. The case is now remanded for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion linking the veteran's fatal illness to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and Social Security disability benefits records. The veteran will also be provided a VA cardiology examination.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of a right leg injury, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by an in-service injury.

The Board found that the veteran's current dental disorder, including gum disease, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected otitis media caused or contributed to his death, and thus grants service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying service as a veteran, based on a certification from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) that the appellant had no service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army in the United States Armed Forces.

The Board found that the appellant's deceased husband did not have qualifying service as a veteran, and thus denied her claim for VA death benefits.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right foot deformity, which was previously denied due to lack of aggravation during service. The pre-existing condition is found to have been aggravated by active military duty.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records from a private facility where the veteran was an inpatient at the time of his death.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits, finding that the veteran had no claims pending with VA at the time of his death and that an additional adjustment for unreimbursed medical expenses is not warranted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen his service connection for a peptic ulcer, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to cardiovascular disease, finding no evidence linking it to service. The claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits was also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis did not contribute to his death, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected ruptured bladder did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent, as his symptoms were more likely due to benign prostatic hypertrophy.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as his combined service-connected disability rating is less than 60% and he does not have one disability rated at least 40%.

The Board determined that the appellant's character of discharge was under other than honorable conditions, which bars him from receiving VA compensation benefits and health care under Chapter 17.

The Board denied the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected postoperative residuals of a bilateral laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with chronic pain syndrome, ilioinguinal nerve.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and bilateral hip disorder. The appeals for service connection for pityriasis rosea and a skin disorder other than pityriasis rosea are also denied as new and material evidence has not been submitted.

The Board found no entitlement to a compensable disability rating for residuals of bilateral compound fracture of the mandible, concluding that there were no residuals from the service-connected fracture and no loss of function or bone loss.