Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a left eye injury, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for sinus tachycardia, finding no underlying disability and thus not warranting service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's right kidney disability did not result from disease or injury incurred in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for pension benefits, finding that his prior September 1976 application was abandoned due to failure to provide requested income information. The effective date of February 13, 2003, is upheld.

The Board has granted a separate 50 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected cognitive disorder, effective from November 7, 1996. The decision also addressed other issues related to PTSD and TDIU.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is not related to his military service and denied his claim for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the appellant's spouse's service is dishonorable and therefore a bar to receiving non-service-connected death pension benefits.

The veteran's service-connected right distal tibia stress fracture is currently rated as noncompensably disabling. The Board found no basis to grant an increased evaluation under any potentially applicable criteria.,There is no medical evidence or diagnosis that relates the veteran's left shin disorder directly to his military service. Therefore, the claim for direct service connection for a left shin disorder was denied.

The VA determined that the appellant did not have qualifying service in order to be eligible for VA benefits and denied his claim for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected disability pension.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to a failure to provide proper notice under the duty to notify.

The Board has granted a compensable rating of 20 percent for the veteran's sacroiliac dysfunction and right hip disorder, as well as a noncompensable rating for his service-connected costochondritis. The claim for a compensable rating on the basis of multiple noncompensable disabilities is moot.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for cancer of the right breast and an increased evaluation for migraines. The claim for service connection was denied as there is no evidence linking the current condition to active duty service, including presumed exposure to herbicides. The claim for an increased evaluation for migraines was granted but at the minimum schedular rating.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of ALS involving his upper extremities, finding that there is no evidence linking the condition to his active military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected left eye traumatic vitreous hemorrhage, visual acuity 20/20. The evidence did not show impairment of central visual acuity or field loss, rest requirements, or episodic incapacity.

The Board denied the appellant's petition to reopen her cause-of-death claim, finding no new and material evidence to support it. The claim was not reopened as there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the veteran's death and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic suppurative otitis media and a sinus disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.

The veteran's appeal is granted, and he is entitled to payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses of $2756 resulting from services provided at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital on June 1, 2006.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for eligibility to receive educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38 due to not meeting the eligibility requirements.

The Board found that the veteran's eye conditions, including amblyopia, myopic astigmatism, high myopia in the right eye, cataracts, and idiopathic vitreous hemorrhage in the left eye, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The conditions are considered to be direct service connection cases.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating due to the need for further development, including additional medical examinations.