Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private medical facility from June 10, 2007 to June 11, 2007 was denied as the veteran had Medicare Part A health insurance benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in VCAA notice and incorrect application of regulations regarding new and material evidence. The veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability is being reconsidered.

The Board found that the appellant is not a proper claimant for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 because she was never married to the veteran and therefore cannot be recognized as his surviving spouse.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected right leg disability, which includes a compound fracture of the tibia and a simple fracture of the fibula. The veteran was previously granted service connection for her right hip disability in November 2003.

The Board found that the veteran's duodenal ulcer was not incurred or aggravated during his period of INACDUTRA, and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's current deviated nasal septum is not related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The VA denied an increased disability rating for the veteran's service-connected wound, moderate, MG XIV, right thigh, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability, specifically residuals of malaria, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection as there is no evidence of an inguinal hernia associated with his active military duty.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a current VA examination to assess her service-connected ITP.

The appellant's claim for restoration of DIC benefits is denied as she submitted her claim after the one-year applicable period for the change in legislation allowing for restoration of DIC benefits for surviving spouses who remarried after age 57.

The veteran's claims for jungle rot infection of the right foot and a disorder characterized as 'nerves' were denied because there is no competent evidence showing current disabilities related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for acute myeloblastic leukemia, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated in service and is not related to herbicide exposure.

The Board found that the appellant's death pension benefits were terminated due to her incarceration for a felony conviction, and ruled in favor of termination as it was done correctly according to VA regulations.

The veteran does not have a qualifying dental disability that resulted from in-service trauma, and thus is not entitled to service connection for treatment purposes.

The veteran's claim for leucopenia was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. The veteran's claim for TDIU due to service-connected fibromyalgia was also denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for extreme exhaustion and tiredness was denied as these symptoms alone do not constitute a disability for which service connection can be granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic condition during active service and insufficient competent medical evidence to establish a nexus between current skin disabilities and military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a lack of evidence linking his pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed after discharge from active duty, to his military service or any service-connected condition.

The Board denied the veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection for peptic ulcer disease and arthritis, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.