Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for right eye shrapnel injury residuals, finding no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for a nexus opinion regarding the veteran's dental disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right shoulder disability due to failure to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board found no evidence of a disability manifested by numbness of the bilateral upper extremities during service or within one year post-service, and could not directly relate it to herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's lung disability was not shown to be related to his service, and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his medical records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The case will be readjudicated after the additional evidence is obtained.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence submitted, linking his current schizoaffective disorder to his active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for groin pain and for increased ratings for his left leg muscle strain and left gluteus maximus strain, finding that there was no current evidence of a disability to support these claims.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for an overpayment of $360.00 in education benefits, finding that collection would cause hardship on the veteran.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her previously denied claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran did not have any pending claims for accrued benefits at the time of his death, and therefore is not legally entitled to such benefits.

The Board dismissed the appeal on the request to reopen a claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's monthly pension benefit was $1,674 per month from December 2004 through his death in March 2005. The claimant is not entitled to any accrued benefits as the maximum annual pension rate of $1,630 per month has already been awarded.

The Board found that the overpayment of compensation benefits for a dependent spouse was properly created, and thus denied the veteran's appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of benefits received for his dependent child, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current skin condition, which he testified was first present in service and continued after service, is related to his military service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for the residuals of dental trauma is being remanded due to incomplete records from his treatment at Fargo Family Dentistry. The VA needs to obtain authorization and request these records.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's otitis media with myringosclerosis and left partial mastoidectomy residuals, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Code 6200.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for nonservice-connected pension. The case is being remanded to provide VCAA compliant notice and further development.

The veteran's service-connected healed fracture of the right fourth metacarpal is manifested by intermittent pain, weakness, and difficulty in approximation to the thumb. The Board finds that a compensable disability rating for this condition is not warranted.