Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an employment adjustment allowance was denied as he did not meet the criteria for termination of rehabilitation to the point of employability status, and his argument that he should be deemed rehabilitated does not change this determination.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have mitral valve prolapse disease, and her syncopal episodes are best diagnosed as neurocardiogenic syncope. The claim for service connection for hypoglycemia is denied due to lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because the evidence did not show that his left hip disability was caused by VA hospitalization or medical/surgical treatment, and there was no indication of fault on VA's part.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the award of a total rating based on individual unemployability is December 12, 1996. This decision was made because there is evidence showing an increase in disability related to the service-connected left leg condition as it relates to the veteran's ability to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 18, 1998 for a 70 percent evaluation for service-connected panic disorder with dysthymia.

The Board has determined that a partial waiver of recovery of an overpayment of compensation benefits on behalf of a dependent spouse in the amount of $3,255 is warranted.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death due to esophageal cancer, which was caused by mustard gas exposure during World War I. The claim is granted.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, eligibility for dependents' educational assistance benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35, and eligibility for DIC benefits pursuant to the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to a lack of well-grounded evidence.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for osteomyelitis of the left thigh.

The veteran's service-connected right fifth metacarpal head fracture and granulomatous lung disease with calcified perihilar nodes and calcified granulomas are currently asymptomatic, and thus do not warrant compensable evaluations. The veteran's claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple, noncompensable service-connected disabilities is also denied.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not well-grounded because there is no evidence showing a service-connected disability caused or contributed to cause the veteran's death.

The veteran's appeal is about the assigned rating for emphysema prior to October 7, 1996, including entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. The case must be remanded due to incomplete records and need for clarification regarding the veteran's employment status.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits, finding that there was no evidence linking the veteran's death to service or his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and compensation for a psychiatric disorder is denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected hiatal hernia repair was denied by the RO. The veteran appealed this decision, and the case is now pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The VA has determined that the veteran's left knee chondromalacia does not warrant a higher evaluation than the current 20 percent rating.

The appellant's income exceeds the maximum annual pension rate for a surviving spouse with no dependents, thus denying her entitlement to improved death pension benefits.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was dismissed due to his death.

The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, and as a result, the case is dismissed without prejudice.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed disabilities of memory loss, nausea, joint pain, and fatigue were not shown to be related to service in the Persian Gulf War. The diagnoses provided by VA did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable regulations.