Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's daughter's claim for payment of dependents' educational assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, prior to September 2, 2002. The decision stated that the appellant was not entitled to benefits before her claim was received on September 2, 2003.

The veteran is not entitled to retroactive payment of VA compensation at the 2002 monthly rate from August 1, 1997.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an apportionment of her husband's VA disability pension benefits, finding that it would cause undue hardship to him.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing dextroscoliosis disorder was aggravated by service, and granted service connection for it.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a fungal infection of both feet is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for gout of the left ankle, granted a 20 percent rating for gout of the left knee, and denied compensable ratings for gout of both great toes. The veteran's appeal was not about service connection but rather about the appropriate disability ratings.

The appeal is being remanded for further review due to the submission of new evidence not previously considered by the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a corneal abrasion of the left eye, finding that the additional evidence submitted was not new and material.

The Board denied service connection for ocular disorder, motion sickness, and chest pain due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The veteran died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm and cardiac arrest. The Board found that his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder did not contribute substantially or materially to his death, thus denying service connection for the cause of death. His eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 was also denied as he had no other service-connected disability rated as permanently and totally disabling.

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for a nervous condition, but concluded that there was no evidence linking the current mental disorder to service.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected valvular heart disorder, including residuals from rheumatic fever, bacterial endocarditis with mitral valve prolapse and mitral valve insufficiency, effective November 22, 2000.

The veteran's service-connected gunshot wound to the left thigh results in a healed scar, pain, and limitation of flexion of the left knee. The current evaluation is for moderate impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Korea and, therefore, presumptively meets the criteria for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for initial consideration of additional evidence received without a waiver, and to re-adjudicate whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hernia and testicular condition (claimed as impotence) were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board found that the appellant rendered assistance to an enemy of the United States by his service in the Japanese-sponsored and controlled Bureau of Constabulary (BC), resulting in the forfeiture of all accrued or future VA benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for restoration of non-service connected death pension benefits and an increase in the rate of such benefits during her incarceration.

The VA granted service connection for a schizoaffective disorder as a maturation of the previously service-connected anxiety with depression, and assigned a 50 percent rating from May 2001.