Other conditions Board decisions

The appellant is not eligible for DIC benefits as she was never the surviving spouse of the veteran.

The VA treatment for the veteran's abdominal aortic aneurysm did not result in additional disability to his right ureter.

The VA determined that the veteran's heart surgeries did not result in additional disability, as his condition was already present prior to the procedures and the complications were due to unforeseeable events.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for disability benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that his bladder spasms, lower right mid quadrant pain, scrotal pain, neurogenic bladder, urethritis, chronic cystitis and urinary tract infections were not caused or aggravated by VA treatment in August 1983 or November 1989.

The Board denied the appellant's appeal of the May 2001 RO decision regarding service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, finding that her Substantive Appeal was not timely filed.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no compensation benefits were granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a schizoaffective disorder. As such, the claim is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ALS is due to disease or injury incurred in service, specifically related to exposure to chemicals and/or other toxic substances during his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA death benefits due to a certification from the service department stating that her father had no recognized military service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including the recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) non-service connected disability pension due to a lack of qualifying service in the recognized guerrilla forces.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination and further development due to uncertainty in the underlying etiology of the appellant's current damage and disfigurement of the jaw.

The Board found that the appellant was free from fraud, misrepresentation, and bad faith in creating an overpayment of improved pension benefits. The appeal is granted.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post traumatic stress disorder, finding that credible evidence established an in-service stressor and a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of his in-service eye injuries and does not currently have a skin disability of the back. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected pleurisy of the left lung with chronic fibrosis, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's left hip and lower extremity disability existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence to support service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, and denied the claim.

The Board found no current disability associated with presumed Agent Orange exposure and denied service connection for exposure to Agent Orange. The claim of an increased rating for chest wall injury is remanded due to the need for further development.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for left index finger amputation residuals is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's neck injuries and right eye injuries are service-connected, with no new evidence presented to reopen the claim for residuals of a right eye injury.