Other conditions Board decisions

The Board remands the appeal to ensure that all appropriate notification has been provided to the veteran, including the amount of the overpayment prior to the offset against the increased rating, his right to request a waiver of recovery of the debt, and the time limits for such action.

The Board remands the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any currently present eye disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected shrapnel wounds to the right and left thighs, finding that a disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent was not warranted.

The appeal was denied because the law limits the effective date to the date of the claim favorably acted upon, and no notice of disagreement was filed for the initial denial in 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for colon polyps as there is no evidence of a chronic colon polyp disorder attributable to his period of service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date.

The appellant's alleged service cannot constitute active military, naval or air service for purposes of establishing entitlement to non-service connected disability pension.

The Board grants an effective date of June 1, 2004, for the grant of service connection for cause of the veteran's death.

The appeal is remanded to determine the basic eligibility requirements for entitlement to VA death pension, death compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation.

The appeal is remanded for further procedural and evidentiary development.

The Board found no evidence connecting the veteran's death to his active service and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left elbow disorder as there was no evidence of chronic disability during or after service, and the post-service medical records did not indicate any treatment or diagnosis related to the in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for T3 squamous cell carcinoma of the subglottis, finding that there is a relationship between the veteran's asbestos exposure during active service and his cancer.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses for non-emergent medical services for a nonservice-connected disability incurred at a non-VA medical facility on May 11, 2005, was denied because the delay in seeking immediate medical attention did not pose a hazard to life or health and a VA facility was feasibly available.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for additional development.

The Board concluded that interstitial respiratory disease was incurred in service due to asbestos exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable disability ratings for residuals of injuries to his left (minor) little and ring fingers, as well as a claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran was denied basic eligibility for enrollment in the VA medical healthcare system because he does not meet any of the priority categories for which he could be enrolled.

The appellant's delimiting date for receipt of educational benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code was extended due to an administrative error that prevented proper notification.

The appellant's husband did not have qualifying active service for purposes of VA death benefits.