Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected right eye injury, finding that his current visual acuity does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has found that the weight of the competent and probative evidence is against a finding that the veteran suffers from a respiratory disorder. Therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date of December 1, 1992, for DIC benefits based on service connection for the cause of her husband's death. The decision stated that the claim was not received within one year after his death and thus the earliest possible effective date is December 1, 1992.

The veteran's glioblastoma multiforme is not service-connected due to Agent Orange exposure. Service connection for hypoglycemia was established during service and continues to be in effect.

The case is being remanded due to the failure of the RO to comply with special procedural regulations for contested claims. The veteran and his estranged spouse need to be notified of the content of the appellant's substantive appeal and given an opportunity to respond.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an opinion regarding whether the veteran's dizziness, nausea, and loss of balance are related to his service-connected ear disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ankylosing spondylitis, which was first diagnosed years after service, did not have its onset during active duty and is not linked to any in-service event. As a result, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected chronic right trochanteric bursitis with snapping iliotibial band of the right hip, finding that his disability did not meet or approximate criteria warranting a higher rating.

The Board found that the overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits was properly created, and thus denied the veteran's appeal.

The veteran's skin cancers have been medically attributed to his active duty service and/or to his service-connected actinic keratosis, warranting a grant of service connection.

The Board found no current skin rash disability and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The appellant is not eligible for DIC benefits as she did not meet the legal criteria to be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse.

The veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound status has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The veteran's service-connected cold injury residuals of the right lower extremity are being remanded for a more contemporaneous VA examination to determine the current severity of his condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying service, as determined by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). The NPRC certified that the appellant had no service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including the recognized guerrillas, in the United States Armed Forces.

The appeal is being remanded for additional development, including verifying the appellant's dates of service and determining whether he served in the Selected Reserve. The VCAA notice requirements are also addressed.

The Board found that the overpayment of MGIB education benefits was properly created and denied the request for waiver of recovery.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the forfeiture of all VA benefits previously declared against the appellant, as her application was found to be fraudulent.

The Board denied service connection for a left hand disorder other than the veteran's already service-connected left little finger disability, and also denied service connection for left arm disorder, neck disorder, residuals of head injury, and venereal disease (to include residuals of gonorrhea).

The Board has determined that there is no medical evidence of malaria or its residuals, and thus the veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for malaria cannot be granted.