Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notification and development of evidence, including obtaining medical records and birth certificate for the veteran's daughter.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical records and the need to obtain additional evidence supporting the appellant's claim.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his maxillofacial trauma and fractures is being remanded to the RO for further development, including a dental examination.

The veteran's daughter, M.M., was entitled to additional VA disability compensation benefits for school attendance. However, the claim was not filed within one year of her 18th birthday or commencement of school, so the effective date cannot be earlier than October 1, 2001.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left little finger injury and assigned an initial noncompensable disability rating. The effective date for the awards is April 1, 2002.

The Board finds that the veteran's current hernia issues are either incurred or aggravated by service, and grants his claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the appellant is not entitled to benefits as the veteran's surviving spouse because she was divorced from the veteran at the time of his death.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a report of treatment in 1946 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Manila.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a video conference personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the veteran's VA disability compensation benefits on behalf of their minor child, finding that the veteran reasonably discharges his responsibility for the support of the child and that hardship has not been shown to exist.

The appellant's claim for recognition as the veteran's surviving child for VA death benefits was denied due to not meeting the legal criteria for such status.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for right foot bullet wound residuals, as the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's right ear disability, finding that his current condition is consistent with an injury sustained during service. Service connection was denied for a left ear disability due to lack of evidence supporting the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information in the veteran's claims folder, including lack of details on his active military service and the effective date of a disability rating increase. The appeal is also related to whether the veteran should be charged co-payments for VA medication.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the veteran, as veterans' claims do not survive their deaths.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the appellant's claim of being the veteran's surviving spouse. The appellant is recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of eligibility for VA benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination to evaluate the nature and extent of the veteran's claimed psychiatric disability as well as to provide an opinion about its etiology.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural deficiencies in VCAA notice and other legal requirements.

The Board found no CUE in the March 1972 rating decision that assigned a noncompensable rating for residuals of shell fragment wounds, as the decision was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a growth on the ball of the left foot and an involuntary tremor disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.