Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claims for an increased rating and earlier effective date for his service-connected lower back pain are being remanded for additional development.

The claim for service connection for a left eye disorder was reopened, but the veteran's current left and right eye disorders were not found to be related to his period of active service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left elbow and left femur disabilities are being remanded to the RO for further development.

The veteran is granted special monthly pension for aid and attendance effective February 13, 2006.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of one or both breasts was denied as there is no basis for an earlier effective date.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of left foot fractured metatarsal heads, second, third, and fourth toes are rated at 10 percent due to moderate disability.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board found that the appellant's deceased spouse did not have recognized service and was therefore not a veteran, denying eligibility for VA death benefits.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as there was no evidence that the conditions causing his death were related to his military service.

The veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for calendar year 2004 was denied, and the matter is being remanded to schedule an RO hearing.

The veteran's panic disorder does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent as it results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits was denied as not timely filed.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for cognitive disorder with verbal and visual memory deficits, resolving reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The appeal was dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The appeal of service connection for glioblastoma multiforme to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange was dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The veteran's chronic restrictive airway disease with retained foreign body was rated as 20 percent disabling before January 22, 2003, and increased to 30 percent from that date.

The veteran's request for waiver of the recovery of overpayment of VA educational assistance benefits was denied due to bad faith on his part.