Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder claimed as soft tissue/cell sarcoma, finding no competent evidence of current disability or a relationship to service.

The Board found that the veteran's current right eye disability, including retinal detachment, was not incurred in or as a result of military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected calluses of the right foot do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there is no evidence of infection, musculoskeletal deformity, limitation of motion, loss of sensation or vascular changes due to the condition.

The Board found that the veteran did not have combat duty and his alleged in-service stressors were not corroborated by official records or any other supportive evidence. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is not warranted.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or on housebound status was denied because he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral defective hearing is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for an initial determination regarding the appellant's status as 'surviving spouse' of the veteran, and to determine if DIC benefits under either cause of death or 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 should be granted.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected bursitis of the left elbow is primarily manifested by pain on motion and crepitus, but with no objective findings of limitation of flexion or extension. Therefore, the criteria for entitlement to a higher rating have not been met.

The Board found that the veteran's total abdominal hysterectomy was not proximately due to or the result of her service-connected cervicitis/vaginitis, and thus denied her claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not have an asbestos-related disease and denied his claim for service connection for a lung disability as secondary to asbestos exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's exposure to asbestos did not result in any diagnosed disabilities and denied his claims for service connection.

The Board finds that the requested modification of the veteran's truck to lower it would assist him in safely transferring from his wheelchair into the driver's seat, and grants this claim.

The Board has determined that the appellant's delimiting date for receiving educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 is June 8, 2003. The appeal is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current defective vision is not service-connected, as it is considered a refractive error and not an acquired eye disorder.

The veteran's claim for Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits in the form of reimbursement for a Texas educator certification/licensing test fee incurred on June 30, 2001 was denied because her application was received more than one year after the test date. The effective date of any award would be January 28, 2004, which is not earlier than one year prior to receipt of her claim.

The VA denied a higher disability rating for the veteran's service-connected chronic lymphocytic leukemia, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on hemoglobin levels or other symptoms.

The veteran's notice of disagreement (NOD) to the denial of service connection for multiple disabilities was not timely filed, and thus his appeal is denied.

The Board denied service connection for fecal incontinence, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by service and is not related to the veteran's service-connected low back disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's lung disorder is not related to his active service, including exposure to cold weather.