Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma but denied retroactive effective dates, as the claim was received after the effective date of the liberalizing law.

The Board denied the claim for service connection because there was no verified qualifying service to establish 'veteran' status for the period of service in July 1981.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records from Social Security Administration.

The veteran's service-connected emphysema with recurrent pneumothorax does not render him unemployable, as he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as his conditions did not warrant a higher rating based on the evidence of record.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his compression fracture of D-6 was denied as the condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 were denied as there was no prior claim or indication of intent to seek such benefits.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10% disability evaluation based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities was denied. The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the original rating decision of September 1974.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for her husband's cause of death and basic eligibility for Dependence and Educational Assistance, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The VA determined that the appellant's husband did not have recognized service in the United States Armed Forces, thus denying basic eligibility for VA benefits.

The VA denied an increased disability rating for the veteran's Crohn's disease, currently rated at 30 percent.

The veteran died of terminal colon cancer, but was not service-connected for any disability at the time. The claim is denied as there was insufficient evidence to support an award of nonservice-connected pension.

The veteran's appeal is denied as he does not meet the statutory eligibility criteria for educational assistance under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to metastatic colon cancer, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not presumed to have been incurred in military service.

The Board has reduced the veteran's evaluation for his service-connected right inguinal hernia from 30% to 10%, effective April 1998. The veteran also requested an increased evaluation, but the Board found that a rating greater than 10% is not warranted due to lack of current manifestations of the condition.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for hand-arm vibration syndrome, and history of a fracture of the left hand hamate bone, as well as residuals of a fracture of the left radial head (left elbow condition), were granted by the RO. However, further VA examinations are needed to determine the current severity of these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's private medical expenses incurred from June 13, 1998 to June 20, 1998 were not authorized by VA and thus reimbursement was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's upper gastrointestinal disorder is not related to service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that arthritis of the left hip is a result of service, and grants service connection for this condition.