Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits due to their divorce and the fact that the appellant no longer qualifies as a spouse under VA regulations.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and consideration of the TDIU claim under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).

The VA determined that the Veteran's tremor condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, including manganese exposure.

The claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund is denied as the appellant does not meet the requisite legal requirements for obtaining such benefits.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the appellant's claims of service connection for the cause of her husband's death and DEA benefits, specifically due to potential exposure to herbicides or radiation during his military service.

The Veteran's dizziness is not considered to be caused by VA medical treatment, and the preponderance of evidence shows that it existed prior to the 1997 surgery. The Board finds no additional disability due to VA care.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a Government-furnished headstone or grave marker because the Veteran died in 1921, which is prior to November 1, 1990. The Veteran was buried in a private cemetery and his grave was already marked with a privately purchased headstone.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation remains on appeal.

The case is being remanded to the Philadelphia Regional Office and Insurance Center for readjudication of the issue of eligibility for Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (RH) under 38 U.S.C. § 1922(a).

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits, finding that service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung was not established and denying an earlier effective date.,The Board also found clear and unmistakable error in the April 2002 rating decision awarding an effective date based on a presumptive regulation adding lung cancer to VA's list of diseases caused by radiation exposure, and assigned the earliest possible effective date for this claim.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected left and right hip disabilities have been denied. The RO has assigned the maximum available ratings for these conditions.

The RO reduced the Veteran's rating for right elbow tendonitis with degenerative joint disease from 30% to 10%, effective July 1, 2009. The reduction was proper as there was evidence showing improvement in his condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for dental disabilities are being remanded due to inadequate examination and notice issues.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's death. The claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, to include hysterical neurosis, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been denied. The Board finds that further development is needed to ensure the record includes sufficient medical findings to adequately assess his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected Raynaud's-like syndrome is not manifested by characteristic attacks of sequential color changes of the digits lasting minutes to hours, sometimes with pain and paresthesias, occurring 4 to 6 times a week or 2 or more digital ulcers. As such, his claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for Raynaud's-like syndrome is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected chronic laryngitis, status post vocal cord polyp, does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating above 10 percent from February 15, 2006 to the present.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have an eye disorder related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.