Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran seeks an extension of her delimiting date for Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits. The Board denied the request as there was no medical evidence showing a physical or mental disability prevented her from initiating or completing education during her eligibility period.

The Board has determined that the veteran's defective hearing in the left ear is at least as likely as not related to exposure to acoustic trauma during military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claims for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for right arm and left leg injuries are being remanded due to incomplete records and need for further medical evaluation.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a punctured right eardrum was denied as there are no current residuals of the condition from disease or injury incurred during his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for essential blepharospasms and granted it as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The rating assigned is 30 percent effective October 1, 2001.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs nonservice-connected pension benefits due to their only service being with the New Philippine Scouts from June 1946 to March 1949, which does not qualify them for non-service-connected pension.

The Board finds that the criteria for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on May 1, 2004 at Cape Coral Hospital have been met due to a reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran's claim. The treatment was deemed necessary as it was rendered in a medical emergency and delay would have been hazardous to the veteran's health.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his claim for legal entitlement to VA benefits due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying service by her deceased spouse, who had no recognized guerrilla service in the United States Armed Forces.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as her deceased husband did not have qualifying service for VA benefits purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a testicular condition, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented. The decision also noted that the last final denial of the claim was in April 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bone deterioration, muscle wasting, and nerve damage as a result of ionizing radiation exposure. The decision is not clear on the reasoning provided.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right hand injury is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records. The case will be returned to the Board for further review after these actions are completed.

The Board has decided that the veteran's degenerative disk disease and spondylosis are not service-connected, but granted service connection for chronic lumbar strain/mechanical low back syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate disorder, finding no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition as residual of oral surgeries, finding that the in-service oral surgeries did not constitute service trauma and concluded that the veteran was better off after the procedures than prior to them.

The Board found that the veteran's venous insufficiency is not due to an undiagnosed illness or service-connected hypertension, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction due to a circumcision and assigned a 20% rating for instability of the right knee. The issue of an increased evaluation for limitation of motion of the right knee is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for VCAA compliance, including providing notice on reopening service connection claims.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a burial allowance in excess of $2,000 due to the maximum amount authorized by law having already been paid.