Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits due to a lack of qualifying service, as his service with the Philippine Scouts did not meet the criteria described in law.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private facility from May 21, 2002 to June 4, 2002 was denied as the treatment did not meet the criteria under VA regulations.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, and basic eligibility for nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the appellant's claim for VA death benefits, thus denying the appeal.

The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed nervous condition in service or currently, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred by a non-VA provider on April 8, 2005 due to lack of authorization from VA and because the treatment was not related to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his cancer to his service or Agent Orange exposure.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right forearm shell fragment wound was granted, with a 30 percent rating. A separate 10 percent rating was assigned for degenerative arthritis of the right elbow and another 10 percent rating for scars from the injury.

The veteran's appeal for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board found that the April 1990 rating decision contained clear and unmistakable error in denying service connection for residuals of a fractured left humerus with open reduction based on aggravation, and thus granted the veteran's claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including examination and consideration of new VA treatment records. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered in light of all evidence received since the last supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to his death by hanging, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's service is not considered qualifying for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to lack of wartime service.

The Board has granted service connection for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the right tongue and floor of the mouth, finding that it is etiologically related to exposure to herbicides during military service.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for mesothelioma was granted, and a 100% evaluation was assigned effective October 3, 2002. The decision is based on the severity of symptoms prior to the biopsy conducted on October 3, 2002.

The Board has granted service connection for a disorder of the hip based on the combat presumption, as the veteran reported an in-service injury during World War II.

The veteran's initial claim for increased ratings for her knee disabilities was denied in 1981, but she reopened the claim and service connection was established with non-compensable evaluations effective from June 9, 1988. She appealed these determinations.,From June 2005 onwards, a 20 percent rating is granted for each knee, effective from that date.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for the veteran's left ilium fracture with traumatic arthritis of the left hip, currently rated at 30 percent.