Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence and a request for a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1 did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The veteran's arthritis of the first metatarsal phalangeal joints of both feet developed as a result of an in-service injury during parachute training, and service connection is granted.

The Board found that the appellant's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen them.

The veteran's widow is not entitled to payment of VA dependent's educational benefits because the 'Word Processor' program at Los Angeles Opportunities Industrialization Center was not approved for Chapter 35 purposes.

The Board denied an increased apportionment of the veteran's nonservice-connected disability pension on behalf of his dependent minor children, finding that it would cause undue hardship for the veteran.

The veteran's prostate cancer has metastasized and is reasonably certain to continue throughout his life, warranting a permanent total disability rating.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans' (RH) Insurance was denied because the claim was untimely filed, despite his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired left great toe disorder, claimed as residuals of injury and/or jungle rot, is not well grounded.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury, but the claim remains not well grounded as there is no medical evidence linking the current low back condition to an incident in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for carcinoma of the lymph nodes, determining that the earliest possible date of entitlement to service connection was November 10, 1997.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his service-connected gunshot wound residuals of the right and left arms with penetration of the thoracic wall is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining current VA and non-VA treatment records and conducting an examination.

The Board found no competent evidence of a current bilateral foot disability due to disease or injury incurred in service, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim that interest income from redeemed Series EE bonds should be considered countable income for improved pension benefits.

The appeal is dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of her motion for clear and unmistakable error.

The veteran's service-connected herniated nucleus pulposus, status post hemilaminectomy and excision of the lumbar spine is productive of no more than moderate impairment from April 5, 1992 to November 28, 1994. The Board has determined that an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for this disability is warranted during this period.

The veteran's estranged spouse is granted an apportionment of the veteran's VA disability pension benefits in the amount paid to the veteran as dependency allowance on behalf of his minor children.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder, including spina bifida occulta, finding that there was no evidence linking any current back disorder to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected hallux valgus with bunions of both feet do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.