Other conditions Board decisions

The claim to reopen the service connection for discogenic disease at L4-L5 was denied as new and material evidence was not presented.

The claim for CUE in the rating decisions of the RO for failing to grant a 100 percent rating based on unemployability is dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The veteran's dysphonia has been granted a rating of 60 percent disabling due to her inability to project or raise her voice.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current hydrocephalus is related to his in-service head injuries.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the criteria for burial benefits under VA law.

The veteran's right middle finger disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence was against a finding of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no competent evidence linking the fatal disease process to service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing as requested by the appellant.

The veteran's death was caused by myelodysplastic syndrome, which was determined to be due to his exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam.

The veteran was granted an earlier effective date of January 11, 2005, for additional compensation benefits for a dependent spouse.

The veteran's service did not meet the required duration for entitlement to nonservice-connected death pension benefits, and he was not discharged due to a service-connected disability.

The decedent did not have qualifying military service, and therefore the appellant does not meet the requirements of basic eligibility for VA death benefits.

The application to reopen the claim for VA death benefits was denied as new and material evidence was not presented.

The veteran's aneurysm is granted service connection as it is proximately due to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for Plummer's disease and toxic nodular goiter, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's current right foot disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied service connection for a right foot disorder.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of injuries to the left fifth (ring) and right fourth fingers with degenerative joint disease was remanded for further examination.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's cause of death, determined to be acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis (bangongot), based on a medical opinion linking it to the veteran's World War II guerilla combat experience.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for increased ratings for left knee and right ankle disabilities, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the previous decision.

The appellant's claim for reimbursement or payment of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred on November 19, 2005 was denied because he was not enrolled in the VA health care system in the 24-month period preceding his emergency room treatment.