Other conditions Board decisions

The Board determined that the veteran's notice of disagreement with the June 2002 rating decision was not timely filed, and thus the June 2002 RO determination is final.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals, dissection and occlusion of catheterization of left internal mammary artery due to lack of evidence showing VA treatment was faulty or not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from hepatocellular carcinoma. The appellant's claim for DIC benefits was also denied as there was no evidence of a qualifying disability at the time of her husband's death.

The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing at the Huntington, West Virginia RO. The veteran's claim of dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is still pending.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not have a pending claim for pension or compensation at the time of his death. Therefore, he is ineligible for nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The Board has determined that service connection for migrating polyarthralgia and gout is not warranted, as there is no current evidence of these conditions.

The veteran claims compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability due to VA medical or surgical treatment, associated with a left lower lobectomy in January 2003. The appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not substantiated by the evidence of record, as there is no current disability related to his in-service pneumonia or other conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the left palate due to exposure to ionizing radiation, which was previously denied in July 1982.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 because she did not meet the one-year marriage requirement prior to her husband's death in March 2004.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of ureteroneocystostomy, right, with hydronephrosis and chronic epididymitis from October 4, 2006. Prior to that date, the disability was rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disability, including a compression fracture of L2 sustained during service, is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for an internal chemical stomach burn due to a lack of evidence of current disability and the absence of a link between service and the condition.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of VA pension benefits due to a lack of timely filing, as he did not submit his request within the 180-day period following notification of indebtedness.

The Board denied the appellant's petition to reopen his claim for VA benefits due to a bad conduct discharge, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's serous retinopathy of the left eye, which resolved but resulted in mild retinal pigment changes causing distorted vision, warrants a 10 percent rating since the grant of service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic residuals of left first metatarsophalangeal joint replacement are service-connected, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the claimant.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination by a pulmonary specialist.

The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right hip was incurred during his second period of active service and is therefore entitled to service connection.