Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for VA reimbursement of private hospitalization and care due to a traumatic near amputation of his finger in September 1997 was granted. The decision found that the circumstances met the criteria for VA payment, including the nature of the medical emergency and the lack of feasible availability of VA facilities.

The veteran's compensation benefits are being apportioned to the appellant and their minor children. The RO has remanded this case due to incomplete information from the appellant regarding her income and expenses, as well as other procedural issues.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to recognition as the veteran's surviving spouse for DIC purposes due to a valid divorce decree issued in March 1953, which terminated their marriage. The appellant did not satisfy the requirements for being a surviving spouse under VA regulations.

The appellant does not have additional disability of the left arm as a result of VA hospitalization, medical or surgical treatment.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has determined that the forfeiture of the appellant's Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 6103(a) was properly declared.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right calf puncture wound with myalgia is granted as the evidence supports that he incurred this condition during his active military service.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was dismissed due to the death of the veteran prior to the Board's decision.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was dismissed due to the death of the veteran prior to the Board's decision.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for a perforated right tympanic membrane, finding that the disability did not meet the criteria for an extra-schedular evaluation.

The veteran's initial episode of Prinzmetal's angina was during a period of active duty for training, which is considered inactive duty training. As the disorder is not a disease for VA purposes, service connection is denied.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for prominence of the navicular bone of the right foot. The veteran's right foot disability is now considered for reopening.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and the need for further examination and review of the veteran's dental condition in relation to his service-connected sinusitis and rhinitis.

The VA determined that the veteran's medical needs could be provided by a VA facility, and thus denied his request for fee-basis outpatient dermatological care.

The veteran's appeal for additional improved pension benefits based on unreimbursed medical expenses has been denied as he is already receiving the maximum benefit available.

The Board has granted the waiver of recovery for an overpayment in the calculated amount of $7,110 due to the appellant's receipt of Social Security benefits. The appeal regarding the overpayment in the calculated amount of $1,498 is remanded for further action.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for DIC benefits due to the veteran's death, finding that the claim was not timely filed and no clear and unmistakable error in previous decisions existed.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, finding no evidence to support a relationship between the veteran's service-connected prostatitis and his current condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of a right mandible fracture and assigned a 10% rating. Service connection was also granted for his GI disorder, but the issue involving his claimed undiagnosed illness is remanded due to incomplete medical records.

The veteran's claims for waiver of overpayments of improved pension benefits in the amounts of $9,804 and $762 were denied because they were not timely filed. The Board found that recovery would create undue financial hardship.