Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for benign essential tremors, the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board has determined that the veteran's periodontal disease does not constitute a disability for VA compensation purposes and therefore cannot be granted service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including an orthopedic and neurologic examination to determine the nature of his left hand and elbow disabilities.

The veteran's income exceeded the threshold for cost-free care in the VA healthcare system, and thus he is not eligible for waiver of copayment charges.

The veteran's son, who is the appellant, does not meet the eligibility criteria for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35 due to his reaching the age of 26 before the effective date of a permanent and total disability rating based on service-connected disability.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's stomach disability, classified as pylorospasm, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of metatarsal fractures of the left foot is being remanded due to incomplete records from the Hays Medical Center and VA facilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's abdominal disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of her service-connected bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the appellant's spouse did not have a service-connected disability at the time of his death, and therefore, he could not be granted service connection for the cause of his death. The appellant's spouse also had no pending claims for nonservice-connected pension benefits or accrued benefits at the time of his death. As such, these claims are denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a personality disorder as there is no current disability for which service connection may be granted.

The Board found that the veteran's current eye condition is not connected to his in-service pterygium removal, and thus denied service connection for pterygium in the right eye.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to potential VCAA notice deficiencies and the need for clarification of any additional claims or arguments.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of verified service. New evidence submitted since the September 1993 decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board found no current fungal infection of the feet and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining inpatient records from a prior VA hospitalization and another VA opinion.

The veteran's appeal is denied as he does not meet the legal criteria for basic eligibility for educational assistance under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his claim for basic eligibility for VA pension benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been received.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a VA genitourinary examination to assess the severity of his service-connected prostatitis with atrophic prostate.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability of the back and chest, and residuals of a duodenal ulcer are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and proper VCAA notice.