Other conditions decisions — 2008

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as there was no evidence that his metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus was causally related to his active service or any incident therein.

The Board denied the eligibility for payment of attorney fees from past-due benefits.

The appellant, the veteran's daughter, was found ineligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35 because she reached her 26th birthday before the effective date of the veteran's permanent and total disability rating.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for hairy cell leukemia, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the previous decision.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and schedule the veteran for a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold injury to the hands and feet, as the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that any disability of the hands and feet he now has is a residual of cold injury in service.

The appellant was found not to have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, and therefore is not eligible for VA benefits.

The veteran's household income falls below the 'low income' threshold established by HUD for Randolph County, Missouri, and he agreed to pay co-payments, thus meeting eligibility criteria for enrollment in VA healthcare benefits.

The veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's income exceeded the established limit for non-service connected disability pension benefits.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30% for residuals of a right tibia and fibula compound fracture, as the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The evidence submitted was not new and material, and the claim for basic eligibility for VA death benefits was denied.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral chronic orchialgia with history of epididymitis, as there was no evidence of complete atrophy of one or both testis.

The veteran's delimiting date for Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code, educational assistance benefits was properly adjusted to December 31, 2005.

The veteran's claim for service connection for emphysema claimed as due to exposure to noxious gas or asbestos is being remanded for further development.

The veteran's right great toe amputation at the transmetatarsal level is not due to disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by his active military service from June to August 1984.

The veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for involuntary movements of the head and neck area, and a 10 percent rating for residuals of a linear fracture of the left tibia since April 17, 2000.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for issuance of a supplemental statement of the case.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred from April 27, 2005 to April 29, 2005 was denied because a VA facility was feasibly available and an attempt to use it beforehand would not have been considered unreasonable.