Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or confinement due to his service-connected manic depressive reaction is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected hysterectomy residuals and pelvic adhesions, as well as her claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), were denied due to her failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. Her TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the other two claims.

The veteran's urinary disability is not considered to be related to the VA treatment in October 1970, and therefore, he does not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for restored compensation prior to June 18, 2002, was denied as the RO found that the appropriate effective date is June 18, 2002.

The Board found that the veteran is not competent for VA purposes due to her mental incapacity and compulsive spending.

The Board has determined that further development is required due to the need for new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for a right hip disorder. The initial rating for lumbosacral strain remains under review.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for recognition as a 'former prisoner-of-war' due to lack of certification from the service department confirming his POW status, and because he did not meet the legal definition of a former POW under VA regulations.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's varicose veins of the right lower extremity, currently rated at 40 percent.

The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the February 2000 rating decision is not 'new and material' as contemplated by VA regulations, and thus does not provide a basis to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection on a secondary basis for a right hip disorder.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying service and therefore is not eligible for VA benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's in-service stressor of receiving incoming fire by the enemy has been corroborated, and therefore service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder is granted.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia repair and nasal submucous resection were denied by the RO, with no new evidence provided to reopen the cases.

The Board has granted service connection for sacroiliitis, but denied service connection for bilateral hip, leg, and foot disorders.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence, and thus remains denied.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a direct link between the veteran's service and his current right hip disorder, nor any secondary relationship to his service-connected right knee disability. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current gastrointestinal disability, specifically GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), is related to his service and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the overpayment of VA dependency and indemnity benefits was properly created when the veteran's children began receiving Chapter 35 benefits in August 1999 while he continued to receive an additional allowance for these same dependents.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected duodenal ulcer disease.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by exposure to mustard gas or any other service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a right eye disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.