Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cardiovascular disease, residuals of a brain hemorrhage and dementia with memory loss are not related to his service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected ulcerative colitis was denied as the Veteran failed to report for a VA examination without good cause.

The Board finds that the appellant does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund and therefore, her claim is denied.

The Veteran had no pending claims for VA benefits at the time of his death, so he did not qualify for accrued benefits.

The Veteran's right eye disability and TMJ dysfunction (jaw disability) are found to be service-connected.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's left hand, left thumb, heat exhaustion/heat stroke residuals, and creosote burn residuals. However, no current disabilities of either hand or left thumb were found as a result of active service.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the appellant's current low back disorder to his period of active service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting statements regarding the Veteran's competency to handle VA monetary benefits and a need for further evaluation.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right hallux valgus and an effective date prior to September 1, 2009 for a total rating due to individual unemployability caused by service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for rotoscoliosis, which he claims as back pain and scoliosis. The case has been remanded due to the need for an additional VA examination to address whether his current condition was aggravated during military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right foot and right leg disabilities were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is denied entitlement to automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, as well as a grant for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation, due to these benefits not being considered periodic monetary payments subject to accrued benefits.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for adding a dependent to his disability award is denied as there is no dispute of fact and the claim lacks legal merit.

The Board has determined that the appellant cannot be recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of receiving VA death pension benefits.

The Veteran and the appellant were legally divorced in 1987, which terminated their marital status. As a result, the appellant cannot be recognized as the surviving spouse for VA benefits.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have recognized active military service for the purpose of obtaining a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund, and therefore, legal entitlement to such benefits is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have active military, naval, or air service during a period of war and therefore does not meet the threshold eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected condition, and the appellant did not submit an application for nonservice-connected VA burial benefits within two years of the date of burial. Therefore, the claim is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for death pension benefits due to her income exceeding the maximum annual income limit.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date beyond December 30, 2010, to use Chapter 30 educational benefits was denied as there is no evidence showing that he was prevented from initiating or completing a program of education due to physical or mental disability.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for education benefits under the Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) program, Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, as his application was received after his delimiting date of age 26 and he did not start a program prior to reaching age 31.