Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for improved death pension benefits due to her income exceeding the maximum annual rate of $6,026 effective December 1, 1999; $6,237 effective December 1, 2000; and $6,407 effective December 1, 2001.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of fibrositis of the right sacroiliac, effective from the date of this decision.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied reopening the claim of entitlement to service connection for removal of the left testicle due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's left varicocele and assigned a noncompensable disability rating effective from November 20, 1999.

The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for duodenal ulcer, resulting in a denial of the appeal.

The Board denied the claimant's application to reopen his claim for VA disability benefits due to lack of new and material evidence, resulting in a final denial.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for malaria, finding no evidence of active disease or residual damage.

The Board denied an increased rating for flexion contractures of the right little finger, finding that the evidence did not show amputation or ankylosis sufficient to warrant a compensable rating.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of an inguinal hernia, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The VA denied the appellant's request for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred by her father from December 27, 1999 to March 3, 2000. The denial was based on the fact that prior authorization for such care was not provided.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes in September 1994. The RO subsequently granted nonservice-connected disability pension benefits effective April 25, 1994, and SMP at the housebound rate retroactive to that date based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an earlier decision.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The case is remanded for additional development, including obtaining stressor information from the veteran and verifying in-service events, scheduling a VA examination, and readjudicating the issue.

The Board found no evidence of a current left foot disability that is related to the veteran's service injury, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 19, 1997, for a higher rate of SMC based on loss of use of three extremities. The RO initially granted entitlement in October 1971 and later adjusted it based on a difference of opinion regarding the right hand.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for eligibility for Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits due to his failure to meet the service eligibility requirements under the relevant statutes and regulations.

The veteran does not have a skin disability resulting from exposure to herbicides during military service, and his claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current asbestos-related disability and therefore denied his claim for service connection for small airways obstructive defect claimed as due to asbestos exposure. The issue of reopening the right ear hearing loss claim is remanded.

The veteran's appeal for a waiver of recovery of overpayment in the amount of $17,701 was dismissed due to his failure to respond to requests for information and evidence within one year.

The claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is being remanded due to a need for additional development, including obtaining dose data from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency regarding the veteran's in-service exposure to radiation while serving in Japan.