Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran was not in receipt of or entitled to receive nonservice-connected pension at the time of his death, and therefore, he is not eligible for nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The veteran's duodenal ulcer is not shown to be more severe than currently rated at 20 percent, as there is no evidence of moderate severity with impairment of health manifested by anemia and weight loss or recurrent incapacitating episodes.

The veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residual vision changes from cryptococcal meningitis as the result of VA treatment in 1991, but does not meet the requirements for nonservice-connected disability pension.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as new and material evidence was not presented.

The appellant's service with the recognized guerillas and Philippine Scouts is not considered active military service for VA nonservice-connected pension benefits, thus basic eligibility for such benefits is denied.

The claims for increase are remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center in Washington, DC.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the residuals of a right index finger injury, finding that the current 10 percent rating accurately reflected the severity of the disability.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in its decision from April 1987, which denied a compensable rating for the service-connected residuals of a left forearm gunshot wound.

The Board remands the case for an additional medical examination to determine if the veteran's multiple ischemic strokes are related to in-service complaints of chest pain and left arm numbness.

The veteran is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of a prescription for Azmacort filled on November 22, 2005, at Elm Street Pharmacy.

The Board remands the veteran's claim for an ophthalmologic examination to determine if his myopia is related to his in-service exposure to anhydrous ammonia.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused or hastened by a service-connected disorder.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of stress fracture of the inferior pubic ramus, left pelvis, were evaluated at 10 percent and denied an increase.

The veteran's bilateral heel spurs and residuals of a fracture of the left great toe do not warrant ratings in excess of 10 percent, as the overall impairment associated with these conditions does not more nearly approximate moderately severe than moderate.

The appeal is remanded for additional development to address the impact of the veteran's service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome on his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation, finding that the current 20 percent rating was appropriate given the moderate impairment to muscle group III and slight impairment to muscle group V.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the veteran has a rash on the hands that is of service onset or otherwise related thereto.

The Board denied a schedular rating higher than 30 percent but referred the case to Compensation and Pension Service for consideration of an extra-schedular rating.

The Board found that the veteran's pulmonary thromboembolism was not caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or error in judgment on the part of VA health care providers and was a reasonably foreseeable event.

The veteran was granted an effective date of February 4, 1998, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.