Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, Survivor's Pension, and Accrued Benefits due to a lack of legal basis. The appellant was not entitled to benefits as an unremarried surviving spouse.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for injuries to his right ring finger, which he claims occurred during military service. The case has been remanded due to the need to obtain SSA records and conduct a VA examination.

The Veteran's disability rating for herniated disc of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy was reduced from 40% to 20%, but this reduction is not supported by the evidence and is therefore improper.

The VA has determined that the appellant's malaria does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation as there is no active disease or residuals of malaria. The Board finds the evidence against an increased rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not have qualifying service in the Philippine Commonwealth Army or recognized Guerrillas, and therefore does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits. As a result, the claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits is denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not a veteran and therefore ineligible for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the merits of this claim.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) did not have its onset during his active military service and was not shown to be related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a groin injury, including clinical findings and etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a chest wound and right leg wound, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions as incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied as there is no evidence showing that the gastrointestinal disorder resulted from VA treatment, and it is not related to any carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on VA's part.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his shrapnel wound disability of Muscle Group XV, finding that the evidence did not show a 'moderate' disability as required by Diagnostic Code 5315.

The Veteran's hypertensive retinopathy, which manifests with visual acuity of 20/50 in each eye and corrected near vision of 20/25 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye, is rated as noncompensable under DC 6006. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed respiratory disorder that is related to his military service, including as due to an undiagnosed illness or secondary to a service-connected heart disability.

The Veteran does not have any residuals of brain syndrome, and therefore the criteria for a compensable rating are not met.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left epididymitis does not warrant an initial compensable rating, as there is no evidence of penial deformity or atrophy. The disability is rated as non-compensable.

The Veteran's Raynaud's syndrome was previously rated at 10 percent and the Board has determined that a higher rating of 20 percent is warranted due to characteristic attacks occurring four to six times a week.

The appellant withdrew his appeal regarding the effective date for a 10 percent disability evaluation for shrapnel wound of the left arm.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination, submission of additional evidence, and obtaining records from the State of Florida.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the left humerus. The case will be re-adjudicated after the examination.