Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran's aneurysm is granted service connection as it is proximately due to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for Plummer's disease and toxic nodular goiter, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's current right foot disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied service connection for a right foot disorder.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of injuries to the left fifth (ring) and right fourth fingers with degenerative joint disease was remanded for further examination.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's cause of death, determined to be acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis (bangongot), based on a medical opinion linking it to the veteran's World War II guerilla combat experience.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for increased ratings for left knee and right ankle disabilities, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the previous decision.

The appellant's claim for reimbursement or payment of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred on November 19, 2005 was denied because he was not enrolled in the VA health care system in the 24-month period preceding his emergency room treatment.

The case was remanded for additional development, including translation of medical records and obtaining a new medical opinion.

The veteran is entitled to reimbursement of or payment for the emergency medical services received at Manatee Memorial Hospital from October 22, 2005 to October 25, 2005.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and a 1151 claim were denied as the preponderance of evidence was against his claims.

The veteran was granted a 10 percent disability rating for herpes simplex, effective August 30, 2002.

The appeal is remanded to provide the veteran with notice which complies with the provisions of the VCAA and subsequent Court decisions regarding new and material evidence for a service connection claim.

The Board denied initial ratings greater than 10 percent for urinary stress incontinence and greater than 30 percent for chronic vaginitis with a history of cervicitis and abnormal pap smears, as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board concluded that the appellant was improperly paid VA disability pension benefits from February 1, 1998 through March 1, 2000, because of the concurrent receipt of disqualifying income, resulting in a validly created overpayment indebtedness of $15,688.00.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a bilateral eye injury, finding no evidence linking the current conditions to an in-service injury.

The veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code was denied as there is no evidence that a program of education was medically infeasible due to mental or physical disability during the applicable eligibility period.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected right shoulder disability, finding that the evidence did not support an increase beyond the current 30 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for payment of dependent's allowance, as the evidence showed that VA received notice of his marriage in January 2002, and the earliest possible effective date is February 1, 2002.

The claim for service connection for a skin disorder was reopened, but the veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disorder and right hand disability were denied. Other claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no evidence linking his cardiopulmonary arrest, severe pneumonia, or congestive heart failure to his military service.