Other conditions decisions — 2007

The veteran's appeal for non-service-connected pension benefits was denied as he did not have active military service during a recognized period of war.

The Board has denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and dismissed the appeal seeking accrued benefits.

The veteran is seeking service connection for cold injury residuals of the feet. The VA has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The veteran's claims of entitlement to increased ratings for left palm laceration and fractures, 4th and 5th metatarsal heads, left foot were denied. The service connection claim for right hip and thigh disability was not addressed.,Claims to reopen for a right elbow disability and back disability were also denied.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer, effective from the date of the decision. Service connection for hypertension is also granted.

The veteran's service-connected pilonidal cyst is currently rated at 10 percent disabling. Service connection for hearing loss and residuals of a back injury was denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, which he claims developed as a result of his service-connected ankle and knee disorders. The case has been remanded to obtain medical records from Basset Army Hospital and to schedule the veteran for an appropriate VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's emphysema did not manifest in service and is not otherwise related to service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant's husband had no recognized service in the Armed Forces of the United States, and therefore did not meet the basic eligibility requirements for VA death benefits.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for cold injury of the feet and malaria, as well as service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, were denied. The effective dates for these decisions are not specified.

The Board has determined that the proper delimiting date for the veteran's Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits is December 1, 1997. The RO improperly calculated this date based on incorrect information about the veteran's service dates.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral patello-femoral pain syndrome, currently rated at 10 percent.

The VA determined that the veteran's postoperative residuals of a cyst in the right ear lobe do not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's motion to revise a decision finding no financial responsibility on VA's part to repay a loan received by the moving party at a time he was attending a program of training under Title 38, Chapter 31, United States Code. The Board found that VA had paid all costs of tuition and did not owe any more money.

The Board found that the appellant's claimed common law marriage to the veteran was not valid for purposes of VA benefits, and thus she is not recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current neurological disorder of the left leg is at least as likely due to his service-connected shell fragment wounds, including retained foreign bodies in the left leg. The Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's scoliosis pre-existed service and did not undergo aggravation during service. The claim for service connection is denied as there is no evidence of a disease or injury resulting in current disability incurred during active service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for fatigue and bilateral hip pain was granted effective April 2, 1998. The RO found that the earliest date of receipt of a claim for this condition is April 2, 1998.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient examination report.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and the need for a VA examination. The veteran is seeking service connection for a bilateral foot condition, including metatarsalgia.