Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for liver cysts, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, and/or lung cysts have been denied. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected condition does not meet the eligibility requirements for specially adapted housing or a special housing adaptation grant due to his chronic inguinal pain and non-service-connected knee conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals from a right toe injury is being remanded due to the unavailability of his complete service treatment records and the need for further examination.

The Veteran's cause of death is not service-connected, and the claim for nonservice-connected death pension is denied as a matter of law due to lack of wartime service.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and therefore the claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits is denied.

The Veteran's son is not eligible for VA compensation because he does not have spina bifida, which is the only birth defect that qualifies under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1815.

The Veteran seeks service connection for residuals of a right index finger injury sustained during active duty. The Board finds the claim requires further development due to insufficient medical evidence on file.

The Veteran is entitled to payment for unreimbursed medical expenses incurred from December 22, 2008, to December 26, 2008, at Florida Hospital Waterman due to emergency treatment of a small bowel obstruction.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for cardiomyopathy is denied as a matter of law.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for Reiter's syndrome, concluding that there was no evidence to support a diagnosis of Reiter's syndrome during or after service.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim as she is not a proper claimant of a deceased Veteran for VA death benefits due to her not meeting the criteria for being a child of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence submitted by the appellant and requests for statements from certain individuals.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a dental disorder, including as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The case is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of evidence.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection were denied as there is no evidence of a claim prior to the assigned effective dates.,There are no records indicating that the Veteran filed a claim for her hysterectomy and oophorectomies before 1985, which occurred after the assigned effective date.

The Board found that the Veteran's current neurological disorder, including aphasia and dizziness, was not related to his service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's bleeding ulcers and gallstones are not considered to be a result of VA care, but rather due to the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) prescribed for his arthritis. The Board found no fault on the part of VA in this case.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date beyond April 7, 2001, for Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits is denied as he does not meet the criteria due to lack of a physical or mental disability preventing initiation or completion of education within his eligibility period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right great toe, ingrown toenail disorder warrants a 10 percent disability rating based on its superficial and painful nature.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding whether a May 1971 rating decision contained CUE. The earlier effective date claim for PTSD is denied as no earlier effective date can be assigned due to lack of evidence prior to April 2004.

The VA examiner found that the appellant's hand tremor, now diagnosed as Parkinson's disease, was less likely related to service and more likely due to post-military factors. The Board therefore denied the claim for service connection.