Other conditions Board decisions

The appellant is seeking retroactive VA education benefits, but the case needs to be remanded as there are insufficient records in the veteran's file to determine eligibility.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a skin disability, claimed as due to medication prescribed by VA for hypertension. The case has been remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for increased benefits under Parent's Death Indemnity Compensation (DIC) program due to his annual income exceeding the statutory maximum.

The Board found that the veteran's skin disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and may not be presumed to have been caused by exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran died from a cerebrovascular accident, which the Board found not related to service. Therefore, his claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of residuals of an injury to the 3rd and 4th fingers of the left hand, finding that the earliest date of entitlement was March 31, 1999.

The Board has granted an initial 60 percent rating for disability of the left hand and fingers, resulting from multiple surgeries (for which compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was awarded), effective January 2, 2002.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 (presumed service-connected condition) and 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 (unemployability).

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice and failure to obtain SSA disability records.

The Board found that the overpayment in the amount of $5,014 for the period of January 1, 1995 to May 31, 1996 was properly created and reduced by the VA's error.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder, claimed due to herbicide exposure. The veteran's claim is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of evidence, including obtaining private medical records from The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Hospital.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the veteran's genitourinary disability, manifested by urinary frequency, was caused or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the left pubic ramus. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed gunshot wounds to the right arm and chest were not incurred in service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's cystic fibrosis was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for social phobia and found that the veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood is related to his military service. The issue of an increased rating for adjustment disorder with depressed mood remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a serious employment handicap due to his left arm disability, and therefore, he is not entitled to an extension of his basic period of eligibility for VR services.

The Board has determined that the veteran experienced additional disability as a result of VA surgery in January 2000, which resulted in a significantly worsened right thoracic thigh hernia. The proximate cause of this disability was carelessness or negligence on the part of the VA surgeon.

The Board found that the veteran's CVA was not due to his use of a nicotine skin patch prescribed by VA, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1 to his service or any incident therein, and denied both his claim for service connection and his request for an increased rating.