Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits based on his wife's claimed service, finding that she did not have qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the apportionment of VA compensation benefits granted on behalf of the veteran's three children in the custody of his former spouse was warranted, and did not result in undue hardship to the veteran.

The Board granted service connection for an atypical affective disorder and awarded a 10 percent evaluation, effective September 16, 1992. The rating was increased to 30 percent on January 27, 1997.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA death benefits due to the fact that the marriage ended in July 1991 and the appellant was not married to the veteran at the time of his death.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the veteran with VCAA notice.

The Board has determined that the veteran's peptic ulcer disease is not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Paget's disease, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's fractures, head injury, and vision problems are all related to her service. The residuals of a fractured right forearm, head injury, and defective vision have been granted as direct service connection.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a sight disorder, finding that it is at least as likely as not incurred in or aggravated during service.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected fractured right distal fibula, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was not caused by or a contributory factor to his service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's appeal for non-service-connected pension benefits was denied because his service did not meet the threshold eligibility requirements set by law.

The Board denied service connection for neck wounds as there was no evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's in-service injury.

The veteran's claim for service connection for gastritis with esophagitis, esophageal ulcer and Schatzki's ring is being remanded due to the failure to comply with VCAA requirements.

The appellant did not perfect a timely appeal to the October 2001 denial of DIC benefits, as her Substantive Appeal was not received within the required timeframe.

The veteran's claim for retroactive educational benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code was denied as the enrollment period did not meet the one-year prior to application requirement.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to VCAA notification issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural defects in notification and development under the VCAA, and additional evidence was added since the last decision.

The veteran's left myofascial pain dysfunction was rated at 10 percent from August 5, 1997 to February 4, 2001 and at 30 percent since February 5, 2001.

The veteran's right knee disability, characterized by laxity of the medial collateral ligament and anterior cruciate ligament, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board finds that this rating adequately reflects the current functional impairment due to instability without more significant limitation or degenerative changes.