Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, finding that she is not eligible due to reaching her 26th birthday on or before the effective date of a total compensation rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of cold injury, Raynaud's syndrome, in all four affected extremities (upper and lower), finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Board has restored the veteran's 50% disability evaluation for his right total hip replacement, finding that it more nearly approximates moderately severe residuals.

The Board found that the veteran's defective hearing in both ears did not have its onset or increase in disability during service and is not related to any service-connected condition. Therefore, his claims for service connection were denied.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted, allowing the appellant to proceed with her claim. However, the cause of the veteran's death (heart failure) was not determined to be incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for service-connected left and right femur fractures, with the condition more nearly approximating slight hip disability.

The Board found that the veteran did not have qualifying active service for purposes of entitlement to VA pension benefits and therefore denied his claim.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, concluding that there was no evidence linking the congestive heart failure to military service or any applicable presumptive period.

The veteran had no service-connected disabilities during his lifetime and was not rated as 100% disabled for at least 8 continuous years preceding his death. Therefore, the appellant is not entitled to a higher rate of DIC.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his left ankle condition and determine any functional loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected interstitial pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis contributed to his death from acute myocardial infarction or massive pulmonary embolism.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a cardiovascular disability that he believes is due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The case has been remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the veteran for a VA cardiology examination.

The Board granted a higher (compensable) rating of 10 percent for the veteran's residuals of fracture of the left tibia and fibula, effective May 6, 2004.

The Board found that the April 1949 rating decision severing service connection for paroxysmal tachycardia was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, as there was no evidence of preexisting condition or inservice aggravation.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an enlarged heart, claimed as secondary to his service-connected hypertension, is being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for additional evidence.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal because he died during the pendency of his appeal, and thus the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the hands, basal cell carcinoma of the neck (claimed as squamous cell carcinoma), a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The appeals were not granted.

The Board has denied service connection for a stress fracture of the right heel but granted service connection for a personality disorder. The acquired psychiatric disorder issue is pending and will be remanded to the VA AMC.

The Board denied an increased rating for traumatic arthritis and ankylosis of the left fifth finger due to a gunshot wound, finding that the current 10 percent disability evaluation adequately reflects the veteran's symptoms.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an extension of his basic 10-year period of eligibility for receiving educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code (Montgomery GI Bill) because he did not have a physical or mental disability that prevented him from initiating or completing his chosen program of education.