Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the veteran, and a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) must be issued with consideration of this new evidence.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a jaw disability was granted with an effective date of August 1, 1986.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and arranging for VA examinations. The purpose of this development is to gather information necessary to determine if increased ratings are warranted for his service-connected shell fragment wound residuals of the left arm and back.

The veteran's claim of service connection for abdominal/pelvic pain is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical records.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for status as a claimant for dependency and indemnity compensation due to lack of legal eligibility, as she did not meet the requirements for common law marriage with the veteran.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 4, 1982 for the grant of special monthly compensation for loss of use of both feet.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, shock due to bleeding and ruptured peptic ulcer, was not caused or contributed to by a disability incurred in service.

The veteran's claim for service connection on the merits is being remanded due to incomplete service treatment records. The RO will attempt to locate and obtain these records, including from the Records Management Center if necessary.

The Board determined that the veteran's lung cancer, which caused his death, was not related to his service-connected epilepsy and did not occur as a result of any medication used for his seizure disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's request to waive recovery of overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $7,380.00.

The veteran's income exceeds the maximum allowable pension rate for a veteran with aid and attendance benefits, thus denying his claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury, finding that the new evidence submitted does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The veteran's claim for a copayment for his VA prescribed medication was denied as the cost of filling the prescription exceeds the $7 co-payment established under 38 C.F.R. § 17.110.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional compensation for his spouse, finding that there was no legal basis for such a determination due to the lack of submission of required information until January 2007.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of residuals of a back injury, left hip disorder, left leg disorder, or left foot disorder. The evidence does not support service connection for any of these conditions.

The veteran's claim for payment of private medical treatment received on December 9, 2006, is granted as the care provided was in response to a medical emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Board finds that the veteran's vocal chord disorder existed prior to his first period of active service and was not aggravated by his second period of active service. Therefore, service connection is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's dysthymia disability warranted a rating of 70 percent from January 21, 1993 and continuing thereafter.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 100 percent for the veteran's service-connected tubal adhesive disease with history of tuboplasty, status post vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, effective from April 25, 2003.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a muscle examination to determine the current nature and severity of the veteran's gunshot wound to the left foot.