Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's pulmonary disorder developed as a result of exposure to asbestos during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the case must be remanded for an additional VA examination and opinion due to recent theories of entitlement expressed at a hearing before the Board.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a certification from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) stating that her late husband had no service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer, finding that it is not related to his active service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA medical examination to assess the severity of his service-connected postoperative L4-5 fusion, currently rated at 40 percent.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as she did not meet the service requirements to be considered a veteran and thus was not eligible for VA benefits.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the appellant is not eligible for VA benefits due to a lack of verified active military service with the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of fibrillary astrocytoma, finding that there was no reasonable basis to determine the tumor existed during military service or within one year of his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for VA educational assistance benefits, finding that he did not meet the eligibility requirements under any of the available programs.

The veteran's claim for an extension of his delimiting date for education assistance benefits under Chapter 30 was denied as the RO properly adjusted his delimiting date based on legal criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ulcer condition, which existed prior to service and was aggravated during service, meets the criteria for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant did not serve in active duty or Selected Reserve, and thus does not meet the requirements for basic eligibility for VA educational assistance.

The Board denied service connection for a left thumb disability and arthritis of the left thumb joints, finding that no chronic condition was present during service or within one year after separation. The current conditions were not caused by a service-connected disorder.

The veteran is seeking to establish service connection for residuals of a hydrocele. The Board has ordered additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected facial lacerations do not warrant a compensable evaluation due to no more than a thin scar below the lip with no disfigurement, tenderness, tissue loss or limitation of function associated with the scar.

The Board has determined that recovery of the overpayment would be against equity and good conscience, thus granting a waiver.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have Lyme disease and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not receive monthly compensation payments at the time of his death. The VA has denied claims for accrued benefits and educational assistance.

The veteran's bilateral pronation deformity of the feet is currently rated at 30 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the severity of his disability. His TDIU claim was also denied as his service-connected disability alone does not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for a lung disability due to lack of new and material evidence.