Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran's death did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as he was neither in receipt of pension or compensation, nor had a pending claim at the time of his death.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining any form of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no evidence linking his fatal pericarditis to an incident or event in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sexual dysfunction, finding no relationship between his PTSD or its medications and the claimed disability.

The Board dismissed the claim for an effective date earlier than October 10, 2001 for the grant of service connection for PTSD as it was not properly raised. The RO must issue a Statement of the Case regarding the TDIU claim.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral foot calluses, finding that the veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The veteran is granted service connection for the residuals of dental trauma to teeth #s 9 and 10, allowing him to receive VA outpatient dental treatment.

The Board remands the appeal to ensure that all appropriate notification has been provided to the veteran, including the amount of the overpayment prior to the offset against the increased rating, his right to request a waiver of recovery of the debt, and the time limits for such action.

The Board remands the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any currently present eye disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected shrapnel wounds to the right and left thighs, finding that a disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent was not warranted.

The appeal was denied because the law limits the effective date to the date of the claim favorably acted upon, and no notice of disagreement was filed for the initial denial in 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for colon polyps as there is no evidence of a chronic colon polyp disorder attributable to his period of service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date.

The appellant's alleged service cannot constitute active military, naval or air service for purposes of establishing entitlement to non-service connected disability pension.

The Board grants an effective date of June 1, 2004, for the grant of service connection for cause of the veteran's death.

The appeal is remanded to determine the basic eligibility requirements for entitlement to VA death pension, death compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation.

The appeal is remanded for further procedural and evidentiary development.

The Board found no evidence connecting the veteran's death to his active service and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left elbow disorder as there was no evidence of chronic disability during or after service, and the post-service medical records did not indicate any treatment or diagnosis related to the in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for T3 squamous cell carcinoma of the subglottis, finding that there is a relationship between the veteran's asbestos exposure during active service and his cancer.