Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's cause of death is being reviewed, and the appellant seeks dependency and indemnity compensation under a specific VA law. The case must be remanded for further development.

The Board found that the appellant's deceased spouse had no recognized active duty service, and thus did not meet the requirements for VA benefits.

The Board has determined that the appellant is recognized as the surviving deemed valid spouse for VA purposes, and therefore, she is eligible to receive VA death pension benefits.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his loss of front upper and lower teeth occurred during service or was due to service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his pension benefits, finding that he did not meet the criteria as defined by VA regulations.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected non-invasive allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is currently asymptomatic and rated at 0 percent under Diagnostic Code 6838.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim of entitlement to VA death pension benefits as new and material evidence was not submitted, and she did not meet the eligibility requirements for a surviving spouse.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment in his VA improved pension benefits, finding that his actions constituted bad faith and misrepresentation.

The Board found that the veteran's death was due to hepatic, anoxic encephalopathy, which was not present during service or for many years thereafter and was not causally linked to service. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code due to the fact that he did not meet the eligibility criteria as his father was found to be permanently and totally disabled before he reached his 26th birthday.

The veteran's death certificate indicates he died in November 1996. The appellant, the veteran's daughter, filed an application for VA burial benefits in October 2001, which was more than two years after the veteran's burial. As a result, her claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining VA hospitalization records and scheduling a comprehensive genitourinary examination. The veteran's service-connected post-operative residuals of an epididymectomy with chronic epididymitis and post-operative residuals of a left orchiectomy will be evaluated.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for non Hodgkin's lymphoma was not supported by evidence in possession of VA at the time of his death, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's angina pectoris and left elbow disorder were not incurred or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board found that the veteran's spontaneous pneumothorax in service resolved without residual disability and is unrelated to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease demonstrated many years later. Therefore, the claim for residuals of a pneumothorax was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request to restore his child's apportionment of benefits from $1,043 to $110 due to an administrative error. The appellant was notified and had a period of 60 days to submit evidence but did not provide any that would change the outcome.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death, accrued benefits, and NSC pension benefits due to lack of new and material evidence for the claim of service connection for cause of death.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for VA death benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for eye disability and ear disability, finding no new and material evidence to reopen these previously denied claims.