Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for VA disability pension benefits is denied. The claim for additional VA disability pension benefits payable from August 2004 through December 2004 is also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for apportionment of the veteran's compensation benefits for his ex-spouse. The appeal is not about service connection.

The Board found that the appellant did not submit new and material evidence to reopen her claim for death benefits due to forfeiture, as she had held herself out as married to a second person since 1947. The claim remains final.

The veteran is seeking service connection for spondylolisthesis, which he claims was aggravated by his active duty service. The Board has ordered a VA examination to determine the etiology of the condition and whether it was permanently aggravated during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions regarding service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess his current level of impairment from his service-connected reflux esophagitis.

The veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits for on-the-job training from October 2003 to April 2004 was denied as he submitted his signed application more than one year after the training began.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the September 1975 rating decisions regarding the veteran's shell fragment wounds, as there was no indication that the facts were incorrect or the law and regulation were incorrectly applied.

The VA has determined that the veteran does not have any additional disabilities, including residuals of a fractured nose, teeth injury, or bladder removal, due to multiple surgeries performed at a VAMC in 2003. The evidence does not support the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has denied the veteran's appeals for payment or reimbursement of private medical expenses due to a lack of timely claims.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected pylorospasm and for additional outpatient treatment records to be obtained.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected regional enteritis with granulomatous colitis did not cause or contribute to his death from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.

The veteran seeks reimbursement for medical expenses incurred at a non-VA hospital due to emergency treatment. The VA is remanding the case to obtain additional evidence regarding whether prior authorization was provided by VA.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to ensure proper VCAA notice and a comprehensive medical opinion regarding the cause of the veteran's death. The case will be remanded for these actions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's benign prostatic hypertrophy is due to disease or injury incurred in active service, and thus granted service connection for this condition. The heart murmur claim was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a heart murmur.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a pulmonary embolism and arthritis, finding that the veteran's conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's right thumb disability, which includes post-traumatic arthritis and a residual fracture, does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for shortness of breath and irregular heart beat as secondary to her service-connected hypothyroidism, finding no evidence linking these conditions to her treatment for hypothyroidism.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's mixed obstructive and restrictive pulmonary defect to include dyspnea is attributable to service, warranting service connection.