Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the base of the tongue, finding no evidence to support a direct link to service or exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange.

The appellant's claim was denied as he did not have the required service to qualify for VA benefits.

The Board found that the appellant is not entitled to VA death benefits as the surviving spouse of the veteran due to lack of one-year marriage prior to his death, no children born of the marriage, and failure to meet other eligibility criteria.

The appellant's claim for accrued benefits was not filed within one year of the veteran's death, and he did not have a pending claim with VA at the time of his death. Therefore, the appeal to establish entitlement to accrued benefits is denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant may be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of entitlement to VA death benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits, finding that her deceased husband did not have qualifying service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and thus was not eligible for VA benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no causal connection between any service-connected disabilities and his death from acute renal failure, pneumonia, and congestive heart failure.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total rating on the basis of individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU).

The veteran's death was not caused by his own willful misconduct, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as he was not in receipt of a total disability rating based on service-connected disabilities for at least 10 years immediately preceding his death.

The Board finds that the veteran is entitled to a grant of TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, and also grants service connection for arthritis of both hands.

The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for posttraumatic arthritic changes to the right hand and wrist secondary to residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right hand, Muscle Group VIII.

The Board has found that the veteran's current chronic tremor disability is proximately due to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder, and thus grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board denied an increased rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right buttock and dismissed the claim of service connection clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board has determined that the veteran's current jaw complaints are not related to her service, and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran did not have post-traumatic stress disorder and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left arm injury, specifically a left radial nerve palsy, was incurred during service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a gastrointestinal condition, finding no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's Peyronie's disease has been rated at the maximum schedular rating of 20% since October 1, 2000.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for service connection of his back disability, which was granted in August 2001. The RO must investigate if the claim was mistakenly sent to a different VA office and ensure all notification requirements under the VCAA are met.

The veteran died in October 1979 and the appellant filed applications for accrued benefits and nonservice-connected death pension benefits over twenty years after his death. The RO denied these claims as there was no pending claim at the time of the veteran's death, and the appellant did not file a timely application.