Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's request for continued authorization to receive fee-basis outpatient treatment at VA expense due to the availability of appropriate care at nearby VA facilities.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a right eye or left eye disorder attributable to military service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his VA pension benefits was denied as he did not respond to requests for information and thus, the claim lapsed. The RO granted the pension benefit on April 12, 1993.

The veteran's one-quarter inch shortening of the right leg is attributable to his active military service and has been granted service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's lung disability, diagnosed as interstitial fibrosis, was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for loss of sight in the right eye, which he claims is a residual to his facial wounds from service. The case has been remanded due to procedural deficiencies related to VCAA notice.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and found that the appellant is not eligible for VA nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to lack of qualifying service.

The veteran's case is pending and as such he does not need to submit new and material evidence to reopen a claim. The RO must ensure compliance with all notice and assistance requirements in the VCAA, schedule him for a VA medical examination, and readjudicate his service connection claim.

The Board found that the veteran's left knee disability does not present an exceptional or unusual case, and thus did not warrant an extraschedular evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired skin disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or mustard gas exposure.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left elbow condition is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a Travel Board hearing.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination and VCAA notification.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a tremors disability, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral postoperative inguinal hernias, recurrent on the left and non-recurrent on the right, warrants a 60 percent disability rating based on its characteristics of large, postoperative, recurrent, not well supported under ordinary conditions, and not readily reducible. The examination report indicated that it is considered inoperable.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including addressing whether the appellant may be recognized as the surviving spouse of the veteran for VA dependency and indemnity compensation benefits. The issue of service connection for cause of death remains on appeal.

The veteran is seeking to reopen a claim for service connection for lipomas, which he claims are secondary to herbicide exposure. The appeal is currently remanded due to the need for VCAA compliance and additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication due to failure to sufficiently articulate VCAA notification requirements.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of proper VCAA notice and for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing an opinion on whether the veteran's cardiomyopathy is related to his service-connected malaria.

The veteran's appeal for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 was denied because she did not meet the basic eligibility requirements due to her service duration and reason of separation.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and conducting a VA examination to assess the severity of the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder.