Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the case as it lacks jurisdiction to review the direct payment of a contingency fee agreement between the veteran and his attorney.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for the veteran's cause of death due to new and material evidence submitted, including a medical opinion linking the veteran's esophageal cancer to his in-service gastrointestinal issues.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected partial amputation of the distal end of the left index finger warrants a 10 percent rating, effective from April 14, 1993. The condition is currently rated under Diagnostic Code 5225 for ankylosis of a major or minor index finger.

The Board has dismissed the case as it does not have original jurisdiction to decide the eligibility for payment of attorney fees from past-due benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 12, 1998 for service connection for residuals of a left hip fracture.

The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to this withdrawal.

The Board has granted service connection for a sinus disorder. The claims for back, left hip, and left leg disorders are denied as not well grounded.

The RO denied the veteran's claims for service connection and a higher rating for his prostatitis. The veteran appealed these decisions, but the Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the original determinations.

The Board found that the veteran's right foot swelling, numbness, and tingling were incurred during her active service. The claim was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved death pension benefits because it was not timely filed within the required 180-day period.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for aplastic anemia is not well-grounded and has therefore denied it.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the appellant is recognized as the surviving spouse of the veteran for VA purposes, allowing her to receive death benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are not well-grounded because there is no medical evidence linking any additional disability to VA hospitalization or treatment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's thoracic spine disability, which is manifested by moderate limitation of motion with tenderness to percussion in the interscapular area, does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for paroxysmal march hemoglobinuria was granted, but the initial noncompensable rating remains in effect.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is not well grounded and therefore there is no statutory duty to assist in developing facts pertinent to this claim.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, but reopened it based on additional evidence submitted by the veteran. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected varicose veins of the left leg and for service connection for fatty tumors as secondary to his service-connected varicose veins. The decision is based on a lack of competent medical evidence linking the fatty tumors to his service-connected condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for restoration of DIC benefits, finding that her remarriage did not meet the legal criteria under either the 'old' or 'new' regulations.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied as he did not meet the basic eligibility requirements due to his service not occurring during a period of war or in Vietnam.