Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's severance pay was properly recouped from her VA disability compensation benefits.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for the residuals of an osteochondroma of the right ileum and has determined that these residuals are related to service, granting service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not eligible for DIC benefits or nonservice-connected death pension under VA laws, as her late husband had no qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces.

The appellant is not recognized as the surviving spouse of the veteran for purposes of VA benefits due to failing to meet eligibility criteria.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for DIC, death pension, and accrued benefits as she could not be recognized as the common law surviving spouse of the veteran.

The Board dismissed the appeal for TDIU and denied the veteran's request for a refund of the VA funding fee due to the foreclosure on his home loan. The decision found that the veteran was not entitled to a refund because he did not pay the funding fee out of pocket, and any entitlement to recoupment had been discharged with the foreclosure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a lack of verified active military service with the United States Armed Forces.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation of left hip bursitis and service connection for bilateral cervical radiculopathy, finding that his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left anterior chest wall with foreign body retention, involving muscle group XXI, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ is denied as there was no pending claim prior to the October 7, 1999 filing.

The Board has determined that VA compensation benefits were properly terminated due to the veteran's fugitive felon status from December 27, 2001, to August 28, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a cold injury and an increased rating for left ankle disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a hemilaminectomy and fragmentectomy at L4-5, and for an initial compensable rating for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction. The evidence did not show that the veteran met the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Buerger's Disease of the bilateral hands and feet, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for her service-connected postoperative residuals of right ophthalmic artery aneurysm is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of recent treatment records.

The veteran's skin condition and left side chest pain claims are being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to determine the relationship between his conditions and service.

The veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds to the right leg are granted with a 10 percent evaluation. The veteran's service connection for residuals of shell fragment wound, right foot is not established.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right nephrectomy due to oncocytoma, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee and service connection for a left shoulder disability.