Other conditions decisions — 2004

The veteran's appeals have been withdrawn, and his claims for service connection have been dismissed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral ingrown toenails resulted from service and granted service connection for these residuals.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to esophageal cancer, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by active service and not related to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypercholesterolemia/hyperlipidemia, finding that these conditions are not recognized as disabilities under VA compensation laws and regulations.

The Board determined that the submitted evidence was not new and material to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for an inguinal hernia.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's obsessive-compulsive disorder, finding that it is related to his military service as a medical technician during the Korean War.

The Board found that the appellant's husband did not have the required military service to qualify for VA benefits, thus denying her claim.

The Board found that the appellant did not have qualifying military service for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits and denied reopening of his claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a left elbow injury, and as such, service connection is granted.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence. The Board also found that the cause of the veteran's death was not incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA death pension benefits because her deceased husband did not meet the basic service eligibility requirements to entitle her to such benefits. The US Service Department found that he had no valid recognized service with the Armed Forces of the United States.

The veteran's claim for PTSD is being remanded due to incomplete service personnel records and the need for verification of stressors. The VA will attempt to obtain these records and verify the claimed events.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims can be decided, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a neuro-psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an extension of his delimiting date for use of VA educational assistance under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code because the law does not provide for such an extension beyond October 28, 2003.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation and additional evidence collection. The RO will schedule a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected paresthesia of the right lower lip, residual of dental surgery.

The veteran's service as a recognized guerrilla did not meet the requirements for basic eligibility to receive VA death pension benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's lung disability, determined to be a direct result of his in-service treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including compliance with VCAA requirements.

The RO denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying service, as determined by the service department.

The Board has granted the veteran's son's claim for retroactive Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, for periods of enrollment from January 3, 1994 to December 15, 1995. The effective date is determined by the amendments to Section 5113(b) of the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000.