Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to the need for compliance with VCAA requirements and scheduling of a video conference hearing.

The Board denied the appellant's request to extend the delimiting date for her Chapter 35 educational assistance benefits, finding that February 1, 1996 was the appropriate delimiting date based on the regulations governing eligibility under Chapter 35.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for left elbow epicondylitis with history of right elbow epicondylitis was denied. The condition is currently manifested by complaints of pain only without functional limitation.

The Board has directed the RO to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and obtain additional medical records. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA medical examination to determine if the veteran's left eye blindness is related to thrombophlebitis during service.

The Board found that the veteran's current cardiovascular disease is not related to his service-connected rheumatic fever and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's death to a service-connected disability or exposure to Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, Gulf War Syndrome, etc.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, metastatic rectal carcinoma, was not related to service or any presumptive conditions. The claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 also failed due to lack of a permanent and total disability rating at the time of his death.

The Board found that the overpayment of $4,896.06 was due to sole administrative error by VA and thus not valid.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his varicose veins of the left and right legs due to a lack of recent medical evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for glomerular obsolescence, glomerulonephritis, and proteinuria, as well as his increased ratings for deflection of nasal septum and sinusitis. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and entitlement to dependents' educational assistance benefits, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a muscle injury of the right leg, Muscle Group (MG) XI.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling him for VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected bilateral hip and gastrointestinal disorders.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development and compliance with VCAA requirements.

The veteran's daughter, who was not a child for accrued benefits purposes and did not have pending claims at the time of his death, is denied entitlement to accrued benefits.

The Board found that the appellant does not have basic eligibility for VA pension benefits due to lack of qualifying military service, and thus denied his claim.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for service connection for polycythemia vera as residual to ionizing radiation exposure due to his death while the appeal was pending.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development of military records and compliance with VCAA notice requirements.