Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's additional VA benefits for a spouse were terminated effective April 1, 1994 due to his failure to provide the correct social security number of his spouse. The benefits were reinstated effective November 1, 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a right ulnar (forearm) disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied an increased rating for residuals of a crush injury to toes 1-4 of the right foot, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current zero percent evaluation for his shell fragment wound of the left forearm and fracture of the left forearm is not supported by the evidence, as he retains full range of motion in his left arm without any functional limitation or scar issues.

The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the increased rating for duodenal ulcer disease, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional evaluations and evidence to determine if he should receive a higher rating for his spondylolisthesis at L5 - S1.

The veteran's claim of service connection for defective hearing is being remanded due to the lack of VA treatment records and a need for additional medical evidence.

The veteran's service in the Air National Guard does not qualify her for Chapter 30 educational benefits as she did not serve on active duty between October 19, 1984 and July 1, 1985 or continuously for three years after June 30, 1985. The veteran's service in the Air National Guard is treated as active duty for training.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition of TM as the surviving child of the veteran for the purpose of payment of an increased rate of improved pension due to TM being adopted more than two years after the veteran's death and not meeting eligibility criteria.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for CHAMPVA benefits because service connection had not been established for any disability at the time of the veteran's death, and the appellant was awarded DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an upper respiratory disorder, finding that his claim was not well-grounded.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected temporomandibular joint dysfunction, effective from January 1, 1993.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for the residuals of an injury to the bladder. However, due to a remand by the Court, the case is returned to the RO for further development.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the appellant's injuries sustained during a VA hospitalization in 1978, finding that they were not attributable to circumstances of hospitalization and concluding that the appellant's own conduct was responsible.

The Board found that the veteran's Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his postoperative residuals of exploratory thoracotomy with resection of apical bleb and pleural scarification was denied because he failed to report for a necessary VA examination.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an effective date prior to October 1, 1996, for the payment of an apportionment of the veteran's improved disability pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for residuals of a low back injury is not well grounded because there is no competent medical evidence to establish a nexus between the current diagnosed herniated disc, L5-S1 and the appellant's military service.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for right facial trauma was not well grounded. The claim for an increased evaluation of the left mandible fracture was granted with a 10% evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for sickle cell trait and status post bilateral fasciotomy due to lack of evidence showing aggravation during service.