Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's request to extend his basic 10-year period of eligibility for receiving educational assistance benefits due to lack of evidence showing he was prevented from initiating or completing a program of education due to a physical or mental disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code because her mother did not meet the eligibility requirements of having a permanent and total disability resulting from a service-connected disability.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury and shrapnel wound of the left ear, but remanded the case to further develop evidence related to these claims.

The Board denied a claim for an effective date earlier than February 1, 2000 for additional VA compensation benefits for the veteran's spouse. The decision found that the veteran did not receive notification of potential eligibility for such benefits until after the one-year deadline had passed.

The veteran is seeking service connection for residuals of a right hydrocelectomy and low sperm count, which he claims are related to his in-service surgery. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues raised by a joint motion and Court order, including review of evidence not previously considered by the RO.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in notification and development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC benefits based on service connection for the cause of her husband's death due to primary biliary ductal or pancreatic adenocarcinoma as residual to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability did not cause or contribute to his death. The appellant also failed to meet the requirement of having a right to receive total service-connected disability compensation for at least ten years prior to her husband's death, as required by section 1318.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital from April 7 to 22, 1999. The VA determined that the treatment was not covered due to lack of availability of necessary services.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate examination in determining the extent of impairment from the service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound of the right thigh.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death and dismissed the claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, finding that there was no evidence to support the appellant's claims.

The veteran's case is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before the Board at the RO, according to his request. The appeal involves entitlement to payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a non-VA facility in September 2003.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for right hand disability, finding that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence to show that the preexisting wrist fracture worsened during service. The veteran's right hand condition was not considered disabling at separation from service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a surviving spouse of the veteran for VA death pension benefits due to her not meeting the basic eligibility criteria set forth by VA regulation.

The Board denied increased evaluations for partial amputation of the left little finger and residuals of fractured left metatarsals 4 and 5, finding that the criteria were not met.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and will provide further development before deciding on the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 14, 1994 for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The decision found that no increase in disability occurred within one year prior to the December 14, 1994 application.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected healed fracture of the left (minor) humerus warrants a disability evaluation of 30 percent, effective as of the date of this decision.

The case is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of the amended criteria for rating skin disorders.