Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim of basic eligibility for VA benefits, finding that her spouse had no recognized active duty service and therefore was not a veteran eligible for VA benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's left maxillary squamous cell carcinoma, finding that it was incurred in service due to exposure to herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was granted effective from May 22, 2000.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA death benefits due to a negative certification from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) indicating that the appellant's spouse 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 denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right elbow disability, currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board found that the May 1960 rating decision, which granted service connection for scars from varicocelectomy and herniotomy at a noncompensable level, was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The veteran's disability did not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation or increased ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for reduction in compensation benefits retroactive to June 1, 1995 and for an effective date prior to October 1, 2001 for additional compensation benefits on account of a spouse.

The veteran's claim for basic eligibility for educational assistance under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code is denied as he did not meet the criteria for eligibility due to his first period of active duty preceding June 30, 1985.

The VA determined that the appellant's deceased spouse did not have qualifying military service, and therefore denied her eligibility for VA benefits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for adjustment disorder and status post cerebrovascular accident, finding that there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to the vaccinations administered during inactive duty training.

The VA denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of a loan guaranty indebtedness in the original amount of $25,404.96, plus interest due to it not being timely filed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no verified in-service stressor and the evidence did not show a current diagnosis of PTSD related to his service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have additional disability due to VA dental treatment provided in 1984, 1985, and 1986. The claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral leg striae clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service, thus denying her claim for service connection. The issue of a bilateral wrist disability is not addressed as it pertains to a separate claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic cardiac or cardiovascular disability and denied service connection for a cardiovascular disability.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's refractory right (major) cubital tunnel syndrome, status post subcutaneous ulnar nerve transposition.

The veteran's teeth were extracted during service due to impactions and abscesses. The Board denied the claim for service connection for a dental disorder for compensation purposes as it is not considered a compensable condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and a detached retina of the left eye, finding that there is no current evidence of such conditions or any relationship to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed emphysema is not due to disease or injury incurred in service, nor proximately due to his service-connected asbestos-related pleural disease. The claim for an increased rating for the service-connected asbestos-related pleural disease was also denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for defective hearing in the left ear, finding no evidence of a chronic disability during or after service.