Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's internal derangement temporomandibular joint disc disease has been rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available for this condition. The evidence does not support a higher evaluation.

The Board found that the appellant did not cohabitate with the Veteran continuously from their marriage until his death, and thus does not qualify as a surviving spouse for VA benefits.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for a revised delimiting date of September 16, 2009, within which to utilize her DEA benefits for an approved program of education.

The appellant withdrew her appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and providing a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected chronic ulcer disease with deformity of duodenal bulb and duodenal ulcer.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claim that his gastrointestinal disorder, including diverticulitis, developed during service and is related to military service.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the award of increased special monthly compensation (SMC) benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1114(r)(2). The case has been remanded due to incomplete records and potential informal claims.

The Board found that the evidence established beyond a reasonable doubt that the Veteran knowingly submitted a false birth certificate to obtain VA benefits, leading to forfeiture of all rights under VA laws except those relating to insurance benefits.

The Veteran's overpayment of $111.69 was waived by the Committee on Waivers and Compromises due to his fault in creating the debt, as he did not notify VA immediately of his withdrawal from six credit hours at Marquette University.

The Board finds that the requirements for reimbursement under 38 C.F.R. § 17.1002 were met, and therefore grants the Appellant's claim for reimbursement of private medical expenses incurred on August 23, 2008.

The VA determined that the Veteran's DVT is not a result of, or proximately due to, his service-connected rheumatoid arthritis.

The Board denied the appellant's petition to reopen her claim seeking service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for legal entitlement to the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to a lack of qualified service.

The Board denied service connection for a mood disorder and the claim for TDIU, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or nexus to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for dental trauma, as the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back and neck condition as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus, finding that there is no medical evidence supporting this claim.

The Veteran's current pulmonary disability is not related to his active service, and the Board finds that he does not have a current pulmonary disability etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's varicose veins of the right leg are productive of intermittent edema and pain with prolonged standing or walking that is relieved by elevation. The current evaluation of 10 percent adequately compensates for his symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of shell fragment wound to the abdomen, colon, small intestine, and liver are characterized by recurrent ventral hernias that have required two surgeries. The disability warrants a 40% rating under DC 7339.