Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board promulgated a decision.

The claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was denied because the veteran did not meet the eligibility requirements.

The veteran's residuals of cold injury of the left foot were found to not include tissue loss, nail abnormalities, color changes, locally impaired sensation, hyperhidrosis, or x-ray abnormalities. Therefore, a rating in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.

The veteran is entitled to a temporary total rating of one month under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30, and a 100 percent rating for one year thereafter pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 4.71a, Diagnostic Code 5054.

The overpayment of VA disability compensation benefits in the amount of $18,153.59 was improperly created due to administrative error, and the issue of waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA disability compensation benefits in the amount of $14,534.40 is now moot.

The appellant's service did not meet the required threshold for eligibility for VA nonservice-connected disability pension benefits due to insufficient active service during a wartime period.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen a claim of service connection for polio, as new and material evidence was not provided.

The Board remands the case to obtain additional outpatient treatment records from Womack Army Community Hospital for further evidentiary development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic urinary tract infections as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and her periods of active duty.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining records from the veteran's private neurologist and re-evaluating the claim.

The appellant was not the lawful spouse of the veteran at the time of his death and is denied recognition as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefit purposes.

The issues of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a head injury and encephalitis were remanded for additional evidence, specifically an opinion from a medical specialist.

The case is remanded for further development to address the etiology of the veteran's death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The appeal is remanded for additional development and readjudication of the entitlement to apportionment of the veteran's benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting evidence regarding whether the appellant and the veteran were legally married, and whether a divorce between them was finalized. The RO/AMC is instructed to obtain any relevant SSA documents and determine if there are records of a divorce in Richmond County, South Carolina.

The Board has determined that the grant of service connection for residuals of a fracture, left tibia was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The veteran's preexisting condition worsened during active duty, and this is supported by in-service treatment records.

The veteran's daughter J. was attending an approved educational institution as of her eighteenth birthday, and therefore should have remained a dependent for VA compensation purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits because he did not have the required wartime service, and the new evidence submitted was not material.

The veteran's service-connected meatotomy for urethral stenosis with history of infections does not require the wearing of absorbent materials, and thus a compensable rating is not warranted.,The veteran's left testicle residuals cyst removal do not produce urinary tract infections requiring long-term drug therapy, 1-2 hospitalizations per year and/or intermittent intensive management. Therefore, a compensable rating is not warranted.,The veteran's pressure sore of the sacrum does not include a superficial scar which is unstable or painful on objective examination, nor does it produce limitations of function of any part. Thus, a compensable rating is not warranted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of receiving VA death benefits due to her divorce from the veteran at the time of his death.