Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected malaria was denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation, as there were no active malaria parasites in blood smears or identifiable residuals.

The veteran was granted compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for pancreatitis as a result of VA treatment performed in October and November 1996.

The veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38 was denied because he did not meet the eligibility criteria for such benefits based on his discharge from active duty with a general rather than an honorable discharge.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for alcoholism and drug abuse cannot be granted as such conditions are not considered to have been incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have post-traumatic stress disorder and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cardiovascular disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, may not be presumed to have been so incurred, and is not proximately due to or the result of a service connected disease or injury.

The veteran's two minor children are entitled to equal shares of two years' worth of due and unpaid periodic monetary benefits representing the difference between an 80 percent combined disability rating and individual unemployability benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral dermatophytosis pedis does not warrant a rating higher than the currently assigned 10 percent disability evaluation.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability evaluation for bilateral varicose veins, effective October 26, 1995. The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for anemia with history of blackout spells was not met.

The veteran's cataracts were not shown in service and there is no competent medical evidence linking them to his exposure to ionizing radiation. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim.

The veteran sustained additional heart disability as a result of his post-cardiac catheterization myocardial infarction from VA medical treatment in October 1995, and thus is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for this additional disability.

The veteran's hospitalization for an acute myocardial infarction and cardiac catheterization was not covered by VA because it did not meet the criteria for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $2,539 was improperly created due to an error by VA in calculating and processing the pension benefits. As a result, the veteran's appeal is granted.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was respiratory failure due to pneumonia, which resulted from an acute cerebrovascular accident. The VA physician reviewed the medical records and concluded there is no evidence that any medications prescribed for service-connected disabilities caused or contributed substantially or materially to the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's adenocarcinoma of the right upper lobe of the lung is presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to herbicides, and it was manifested within the presumptive period. The condition meets the criteria for a 100% disability rating under Diagnostic Code 6819.

The Board denied service connection for seminoma in the retroperitoneal area due to exposure to ionizing radiation, finding that it was not incurred in service and may not be presumed as a result of such exposure. The claim was reopened based on VA's amendment to its regulations recognizing any form of cancer as a radiogenic disease.

The veteran's appeal was denied as his claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of colon cancer due to radiation exposure was not granted.

The Board denied the appellant's application for a Loan Guaranty Certificate of Eligibility due to his character of service, which was found to be under other than honorable conditions. The appeal is dismissed as the appellant did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder as a result of exposure to carbon tetrachloride, but new evidence does not establish that this condition is related to his military service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim of service connection for Paget's disease, which was previously denied in 1996. The veteran submitted additional medical records but they did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a link between his active duty service and his current condition.