Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's service did not meet the basic eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to a period of less than 90 days of active duty.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right lung injury, right hand injury, and dental trauma was denied. The Board found that there is no current evidence of residuals of a right lung injury.

The veteran's respiratory condition is granted service connection, but his skin condition is not. The Board found no evidence of a current skin condition and no nexus between the claimed skin condition and service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide the veteran with a hearing. The veteran's current mailing address needs to be verified and he should be scheduled for a hearing at the RO in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Board found that the service-connected prostatitis did not cause or contribute to the veteran's death from metastatic prostate cancer. The Board determined that the service-connected condition was unrelated to the fatal cancer.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for further development regarding the veteran's claimed head injury.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the May 1946 and April 1947 rating decisions that assigned a 10 percent rating for the veteran's bilateral nutritional amblyopia.

The veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of an extraschedular rating due to the impact on his employment as a TSA trainer.

The VA denied a compensable rating for the veteran's hallux valgus of the left foot, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic code.

The Board finds that the appellant and the veteran entered into a common law marriage at least one year prior to the veteran's death, meeting the definition of a surviving spouse under VA regulations. Therefore, entitlement to non-service connected death pension benefits is granted.

The veteran's service-connected stress fractures of the left and right tibia are each rated at a noncompensable level. The Board has determined that separate 10 percent ratings, but no higher, should be assigned for both disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of August 7, 2003 for the grant of service connection for schizoaffective disorder.

The Board found that the cause of death, oat cell carcinoma of the lung, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not related to a service-connected condition. The veteran's mental state did not contribute to his death.

The veteran is seeking eligibility for enrollment in the VA healthcare system. The case has been remanded to determine her financial status and whether she qualifies for priority groups 5 or 7.

The appellant's only service was as a recognized guerrilla during World War II, and thus does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for VA pension benefits.

The VA determined that the veteran's right ear otitis media did not result from his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's death was related to service, specifically in relation to asbestos exposure. The appellant must provide additional evidence and argument on this matter.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing back injury did not increase in disability beyond natural progression during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran withdrew his appeal of the claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA improved pension benefits in the amount of $10,452 before the Board could make a decision.

The VA determined that the appellant's income exceeded the maximum rate for widow with one dependent, thus her VA death pension benefits were properly terminated effective February 1, 2001.