Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of a right ring finger injury, effective from the date service connection was established.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, congestive heart failure, was not caused by or related to his military service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for visual floaters was previously denied in December 1983 and no new and material evidence has been received since then. As a result, the claim is not reopened.

The Board has determined that the veteran's dental condition affecting only tooth 3 was incurred in or aggravated by his active service.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to recognition as a former prisoner of war (POW) for VA benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a lung disorder that is related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new examination of his PTSD and an evaluation of his ability to work.

The veteran's death was caused by pneumonia, which the Board found not related to his service. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Board found that the appellant had no qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces and thus is not eligible for VA benefits.

The VA determined that the appellant's deceased husband did not have qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, and therefore denied her claim for recognition as a veteran for VA benefits purposes.

The Board found that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen her claim for service connection for an adjustment disorder, thus denying the petition to reopen.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) and varicose veins with superficial thrombophlebitis, finding no current diagnosis of HSP and insufficient evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing was pending at the time of his death, but as this is not a claim for periodic VA monetary benefits, payment of such benefits cannot be granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete notification and a need for further examination.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no competent medical evidence linking his cause of death to his active service.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not submit new and material evidence to reopen her forfeiture of VA benefits, as all submitted evidence was either irrelevant or cumulative.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, stating that there is no evidence of a chronic disability manifested by ulcers and blisters on his legs resulting from VA treatment.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred on May 2, 2003 at the Geneva General Hospital are denied as he is not service-connected for any disability and the treatment was not related to a service-connected condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive payment of Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code due to a lack of timely application and because her claim was not received within one year after the VA decision making her eligible.

The Board denied service connection for penis disability, including Peyronie's disease and impotence; epididymitis; and residuals of left testicle excision, all secondary to the veteran's service-connected ventral meatotomy. The Board found no evidence that these conditions were related to his active service or to his service-connected condition.