Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board found that the evidence submitted was not new and material, thus denying the claim to reopen for service connection of the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's claim for educational assistance under Chapter 30 was denied because he did not meet the basic eligibility requirements.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the substantive appeal was not timely filed.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical services provided by St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital on September 14, 2005, was denied because the treatment was not emergent and a VA facility was feasibly available.

The veteran's claim for service connection for urinary bladder malignant tumor, to include as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation, was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome as there was no evidence of a nexus between the post-service diagnosis and active military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy was remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current disability related to her hysterectomy.

The veteran was denied an evaluation in excess of 60 percent for Bartter's Syndrome as there is no medical evidence of symptomatology and renal function appears within normal limits.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of private medical expenses on September 21, 2004, at Dewitt Community Hospital was denied because he had health insurance coverage with Accountable Health Plans.

The veteran's application for enrollment in the VA health care system was denied because he does not have a service-connected disability or other special eligibility attributes that qualify him for an improved priority group.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder and a skin disorder to obtain additional evidence, including VA treatment records and non-VA treatment records from JSP.

The veteran's dysthymic disorder was productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, due to such symptoms as depressed mood and affect, and anxiety.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip condition, to include degenerative joint disease of the hips, bilateral, status post hip replacement.

The claim to reopen service connection for a lump on the neck was denied as new and material evidence had not been received.

The appellant was denied basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying military service.

The claim for service connection for cause of the veteran's death was denied, and an earlier effective date for the award of death pension benefits was not granted.

The veteran's right leg varicose veins are service-connected based on the evidence showing a relationship to his parachute training in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints and drug dependence, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously-denied claim for arthritis.

The Board denied service connection for a vision disability as refractive errors of the eyes are not considered disabilities for VA compensation purposes.

The case is remanded to address procedural issues related to the apportionment claim.