Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant's representative withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical examination to determine if the veteran has an allergy disability and whether it is related to service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of death, entitlement to accrued benefits, and basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to a lack of evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional compensation based on recognition of a dependent spouse was granted. However, the law at the time did not allow for retroactive payment prior to October 1, 1978.

The appellant does not have verified active military service with the U.S. Armed Forces and is therefore ineligible for VA benefits.

The Board found that the veteran did not incur an additional disability, including ear damage, as a result of VA-issued hearing aids. Therefore, his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied.

The veteran's claim for education benefits for an on-the-job training program with the CHP in Oakland, California was denied. The case is being remanded to the RO for further explanation regarding why his colleagues were granted benefits while he was not.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his hernia condition and associated complications.

The veteran's request for an extension of the basic period of eligibility for receiving educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code (Montgomery GI Bill) beyond April 1, 1999 was denied as he did not meet the legal criteria for such extension.

The Board found that there is no evidence of degenerative changes of the left ring finger being related to service or any other presumptive exposure basis. The veteran's current condition was diagnosed many years after service and without a clear link to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional notice and development due to a lack of compliance with the VCAA, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and missing VA treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a concussion and punctured lung, as well as his claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not present new and material information to reopen these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for extraschedular ratings for his service-connected post-operative residuals of a fracture of the right index and middle metacarpaphalangeal joints, and posterior dislocation of the left hip.

The Board finds that the veteran's current osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine is due to an injury sustained during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's ankylosing spondylitis with sclerotic changes of both hips warranted a rating in excess of 20 percent, but granted the claim.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have additional unforeseen residual disability to the teeth, ears, and sinuses as a result of VA surgery in January 1975.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim of service connection for duodenal ulcer disease due to incomplete service records. The case will be reviewed again after additional records are obtained.

The veteran's myocardial infarction was not caused by VA treatment, but the decision to delay surgery did not result in additional disability.

The Board denied service connection for DVT of the left leg and found no current evidence of DVT. The claim for varicose veins of the right leg is pending, but a VA examination was not conducted as instructed in the November 2004 Remand.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a disability manifested by hematuria or abnormal EKG with ST changes, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.