Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for educational assistance benefits due to a lack of a valid Class II medical certificate at the start of his flight training course in January 2002, as required by VA regulations.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim. The claim was based on bone cancer as the sole cause of death.

The Board found no evidence of an in-service head injury and concluded that the veteran's current disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of a right index finger injury, finding that these residuals are related to his inservice injury.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1973 administrative determination denying DIC to the appellant, as the evidence did not show undebatable error or manifestly different outcome.

The appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA non-service-connected pension benefits is denied as he does not have recognized military service in the United States Armed Forces.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied his surviving spouse's claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The RO denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits with special monthly pension due to excessive income. The RO also granted entitlement to special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance, effective February 19, 2003.

The Board finds that recovery of the overpayment would not result in the appellant being unable to provide for her basic necessities and does not tend to nullify the objective for which the pension program was intended. The decision grants waiver of recovery of the overpayment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to lack of a recent VA psychiatric examination and internal inconsistency in previous decisions.

The case is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing on the issue of service connection for TMJ dysfunction.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for a nervous condition, finding that the May 1987 rating decision did not contain clear and unmistakable error.

The Board denied the veteran's claim that he has excessive income for receiving VA nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board has granted the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent for bilateral metatarsal adductus with calcaneal valgus, and assigned a separate 20 percent evaluation for degenerative joint disease with tarsal coalition of the right subtalar joint. The veteran's service-connected foot disability is manifested by marked pronation, tenderness along the plantar fascia, subluxation of the talonavicular joints, bowing of the Achilles' tendon, valgus hallux rigidus, and hammertoes of the lesser digits.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a chronic respiratory disorder and thus, his claim for service connection for a respiratory disability is denied.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, concluding that it was not related to his military service.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge from service was under dishonorable conditions due to willful and persistent misconduct, including unauthorized absences and disobeying orders. The Board concluded this constituted a bar to VA benefits.

The Board found that the veteran's discharge from service under other than honorable conditions due to serious military offenses does not constitute a bar to VA benefits.

The Board found that the appellant did not meet the threshold requirements for eligibility for VA pension benefits due to lack of active duty service, and thus denied his claim.

The Board has granted service connection for peptic ulcer disease with a deformity of the duodenal bulb and duodenitis, but denied an increased rating beyond the initial 10 percent assigned.