Other conditions Board decisions

The Board finds that the appellant is not the surviving spouse of the veteran for VA purposes and therefore cannot be considered eligible for DIC, death pension, or accrued benefits.

The veteran's residuals of a right hand injury are characterized by traumatic arthritis, chronic pain, and swelling, with limitation of motion of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers. The Board has determined that the criteria for a 40 percent initial disability evaluation have been met.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired bilateral flatfoot does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating, and therefore denied his claim.

The appeal is remanded due to additional information submitted by the appellant regarding the financial needs of their minor children. The RO must readjudicate the issue and consider this new evidence before making a decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for educational assistance under Chapter 32, Title 38, United States Code (Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program) due to a lack of contributions made towards the program.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining operational reports and ensuring proper VCAA notice. The issues of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to non-service connected burial benefits are being addressed.

The veteran did not serve during a period of war, thus denying the claim for nonservice-connected death pension.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on July 29, 2004 at Comanche County Memorial Hospital.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of pericarditis and pleuritis. However, the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his active service.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's right knee disability, finding that the evidence did not show limitation of motion or instability warranting a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran's sterility was not caused by VA treatment, and even if it was, the proximate cause of the additional disability was not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault. The event was also reasonably foreseeable.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for genital herpes, finding no current medical evidence showing the condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's rectal fissures/fistulae are reasonably related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for spurs of the right os calcis, finding that the condition is primarily manifested by pain and an antalgic gait with moderately severe foot injury and limitation of motion. The veteran's other claim for increased rating for chronic airway obstruction was not addressed in this decision.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for left os calcis fracture residuals and a 10 percent evaluation for the residuals of cholecystectomy, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board found that the veteran's laceration of the right hand did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling, thus denying his claim.

The VA determined that the appellant's deceased husband did not have valid military service with the United States Armed Forces, thus denying her claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for a sinus disorder, finding that the veteran's current condition is related to his inservice nasal injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for malnutrition and typhoid fever, finding that there was no credible evidence of POW status and thus not meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection. The claim for typhoid fever was also denied as there were no residuals found.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current heart condition is not related to his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and PTSD.