Other conditions decisions — 2009

The Veteran's delimiting date for Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code, educational assistance benefits was properly adjusted to January 8, 2005.

The Veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer is manifested by no more than a mild degree of impairment, and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for left hip and stomach disorders were reopened, but no increased ratings were granted.

The appellant does not meet the eligibility requirements for loan guaranty benefits.

The Veteran's pension benefits were properly terminated effective July 1, 2004, due to excessive income from employment.

The reduction of the Veteran's disability compensation to one half of the 10 percent rate due to incarceration for a felony conviction was proper.

The Veteran's child's income exceeded the maximum allowable amount for receipt of death pension benefits, thus denying the appellant's claim.

The Veteran's chronic urticaria with recurrent angioneurotic edema does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The appellant cannot be recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefits purposes because she was legally divorced at the time of his death and no evidence shows they had resumed living together or remarrying.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's left elbow condition was aggravated during active service.

The Veteran's pension benefits were properly terminated effective June 1, 2003, due to his income exceeding the maximum allowable amount.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the claim.

The Board found that the Veteran was in stable condition on February 13, 2007 and did not require emergency medical care. Therefore, payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Nephrology Consultants, Inc. is not warranted.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the issues.

The appeal is remanded to obtain a medical examination to determine the etiology of any eye disability, specifically whether it is related to a shell fragment wound sustained during combat in World War II.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the case.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for issuance of a Statement of the Case on the issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than April 22, 2002, for the award of service connection for skin cancer, multiple locations.

The Veteran is entitled to reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital on September 9, 2005, as the criteria for payment or reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725 were met.

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's respiratory condition is related to service.

The appeal is remanded for an examination to determine if the veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable.