Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for extension of the delimiting date for post-Vietnam era educational benefits is being remanded due to the need for additional records related to his claimed disabilities during a specific period.

The Board has denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for residuals of a right eye injury, including a corneal abrasion. The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The veteran's service-connected hypertensive cardiovascular disease was rated at 30 percent prior to January 10, 2005. The Board denied an increased rating for the condition.

The veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda is found to be related to service, specifically his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of left rotator cuff repair and impotency, as well as his claim for a temporary total rating based on convalescence following surgery. The veteran's PTSD was rated at 30% prior to November 16, 2004, and increased to 50% thereafter.

The Board determined that the reduction of the rating from 100 percent to 60 percent was proper, and denied the claim for restoration of a 100 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the appellant was not married to the veteran at the time of his death, and thus does not meet the legal requirements for basic eligibility as a surviving spouse of the veteran for VA Death Pension purposes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hearing loss is not related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The RO denied the veteran's claim for Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code. The case is now remanded to issue a Statement of the Case with respect to this issue.

The Board denied the claim for attorney fees in the amount of $1069.36 based on a February 24, 2006 rating decision as the calculation was correct and no additional attorney fees were warranted.

The appellant is seeking an apportionment of the veteran's disability compensation to his alleged spouse. The claim has been remanded due to a need for a Travel Board hearing.

The Board found that the veteran's bladder cancer was not incurred in service or due to herbicide exposure, and is not caused by his service-connected prostate cancer.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a more contemporaneous VA examination to evaluate the current severity of his service-connected right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The veteran is entitled to a waiver of the overpayment of VA disability compensation benefits in the amount of $6,249.37, plus accrued interest.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as the surviving spouse of the veteran, finding that she was not a party to any settlement for divorce with the veteran and her arguments were essentially cumulative.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for genital herpes is remanded due to the need for further examination and clarification of his treatment history.

The Board found no evidence of a current left eye disorder and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice provided to the appellant regarding her DIC claim based on a previously service-connected condition.

The Board has granted service connection for right piriformis syndrome and assigned a 30 percent rating, effective from January 31, 2004. The veteran is seeking an evaluation in excess of this initial rating.

The Board found that the veteran's death from glioblastoma multiforme is not related to service or exposure to ionizing radiation, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.