Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied eligibility for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board denied the appellant's claim as her deceased spouse did not have qualifying service to establish eligibility for VA benefits.

The veteran is eligible for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred from August 8, 2003 to August 11, 2003 at Baxter Regional Medical Center due to the nature and severity of his chest pain.

The Board found no evidence of a current urinary disorder related to the veteran's service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's right knee disability, involving tendonitis and degenerative changes, does not warrant a higher initial rating than 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for primary alcohol abuse cannot be granted as a matter of law due to the prohibition on such claims after October 31, 1990. The evidence submitted is not new and material.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not proximately due to or the result of a disease or injury incurred or aggravated during service. The cause of death, metastatic cancer, did not manifest in service and there is no evidence linking it to military service.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, ALS, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed. The claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development, including a new examination and consideration of his claim based on CUE in an earlier rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including calluses of bilateral toes and a lipoma of her left upper back. The appeal was not about service connection at all.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current disability of diarrhea is not related to his service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board found no evidence of a current lung disorder related to service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claims of reopening her service connection claim for cause of the veteran's death and her DIC claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to lack of new and material evidence, and because she was not entitled to compensation based on a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim that the RO committed clear and unmistakable error in its August 6, 1991 rating decision denying service connection for aortic valve insufficiency with syncope. An effective date of March 26, 1991 is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for HIV/EBV-free chemical acquired immune deficiency syndrome (CAIDS) as new and material evidence was not submitted, and there is no medical diagnosis of CAIDS in the record.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's service to his acute myocardial infarction, and thus denied service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Faxton St. Luke's Health Care on April 26, 2006 is granted due to the high cost and VA's efforts to assist veterans with limited resources.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for fibrolinear and nodular changes of the left lung apex with mild right pleural thickening, attributing his respiratory symptoms to a nonservice-connected condition (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) rather than the service-connected disability.

The veteran's varicose veins of the right and left lower extremities have been rated at 20 percent since June 1, 1999. The RO has now granted separate ratings of 40 percent for each leg as of June 2, 2005.,Service connection for residuals of viral hepatitis was denied in March 1979 and reopened based on new evidence submitted by the veteran.