Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for basic eligibility for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 32 was denied because he did not contribute to the VEAP (Post-Vietnam Era Educational Assistance Program) while in service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for polycythemia and its residuals due to brain stem stroke, finding that there is no evidence of a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service or Agent Orange exposure.

The RO has received a request for a hearing before a traveling member of the Board. The appellant should be scheduled for such a hearing and notified of the date and time.

The Board denied an increase in a 10 percent rating for post-traumatic deformity of the distal right clavicle, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected chondromalacia patellae of the right knee and degenerative changes in the right knee, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of gallbladder dyskinesia, stating that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to assess his service-connected undifferentiated somatoform disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing disability, finding that his claim was not well-grounded and denying it on the merits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a rating greater than 20 percent for postoperative residuals of chondromalacia patella of the right knee with X-ray evidence of degenerative disease prior to July 9, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for pericardial tumor and dyshidrosis, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen these claims.

The veteran's service is verified, but they do not have qualifying active military service for VA non-service connected pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the appellant's military service does not meet the threshold eligibility requirements for VA pension benefits, as his period of service is not during a period of war.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a mixed personality disorder with paranoid, schizoid and passive aggressive features due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for sacrolitis is being remanded due to insufficient notice and the need for further examination.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her previously-declared forfeiture of VA benefits due to lack of new and material evidence, concluding that the submitted evidence did not establish a current basis for reopening the determination.

The Board denied an increased rating for varicose veins of the left leg, currently rated at 40 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA examination.

The RO denied the veteran's claim for SMC based on loss of use of his left leg, citing lack of evidence demonstrating functional use. The appellant argues that CUE was committed in denying this claim.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right foot fracture was remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals due to incomplete development and need for additional examination.