Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's former wife is seeking additional apportionment of his VA disability compensation benefits on behalf of their minor child. The RO/AMC needs to obtain updated financial status reports from both the appellant and the veteran to determine her eligibility for increased apportionment.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have a diagnosed disability of either the right or left hand, including arthritis. Therefore, service connection for these disorders was denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for non-service connected burial allowance and plot or internment allowance due to lack of legal entitlement, as her application was not filed within two years after the veteran's burial.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current arthritis and synovitis of the right knee were not incurred in or aggravated by military service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no justiciable claim or controversy, and the appellant has already received all benefits she would be entitled to under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1310.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death due to a lack of evidence linking the decedent's heart condition to his military service or any presumptive conditions.

The veteran's death was not caused by VA medical treatment, and the Board denied dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the cause of his death.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for left inguinal ring dilation, finding no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board has granted an effective date of August 30, 2002 for the assignment of a 30% disability rating for residuals of a stab wound to the left side of the neck.

The Board found that the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment was timely due to circumstances beyond his control, such as a temporary power of attorney granted to his son.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing corrective VCAA notice. The claims of service connection for cause of death, DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, or accrued benefits remain pending.

The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the veteran's residuals of lower back contusion from September 23, 1996 to July 20, 1997.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current skin condition is as likely as not related to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange, and thus service connection for a skin disorder is granted.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for postoperative residuals of a fractured right mandible with temporomandibular joint dysfunction was denied. The RO assigned initial and subsequent non-compensable evaluations, as well as increased ratings up to 30 percent effective May 26, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for service-connected prostatitis, finding that the evidence did not show exceptional or unusual circumstances warranting referral for extraschedular consideration.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current left hand disorder that is causally or etiologically related to his military service or to a service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if any current lung disability is related to active service and asbestos exposure.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for recurrent lipomas, which were claimed as the residual of herbicide exposure. The evidence submitted since the July 1998 rating decision does not relate the lipomas to service or to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits, including reimbursement of unreimbursed medical expenses to the veteran's estate. The evidence did not show that there were any periodic monetary benefits due and unpaid at the time of the veteran's death or that the appellant bore any expenses of the veteran's last sickness or burial.