Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying service, as determined by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). The NPRC certified that the appellant had no service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including the recognized guerrillas, in the United States Armed Forces.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, as determined by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits as her deceased husband did not meet the eligibility requirements due to his service not qualifying under VA regulations.

The veteran seeks service connection for a skin disability of the feet, which he claims began during combat in Vietnam. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and schedule the veteran for an examination to determine if his current skin disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hallux valgus was incurred during his active duty service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an additional extension of his delimiting date for educational assistance benefits, finding that he was not prevented from initiating or completing a chosen program due to a physical disability and had received Chapter 30 benefits during the period in question.

The VA has determined that the veteran's psychological disorder, which affects his gastrointestinal condition, does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at RRAUH from September 18, 2001 to September 21, 2001 is denied due to untimely filing and lack of other insurance coverage.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a medical examination and determination of whether non-service-connected gastrointestinal or gastroesophageal disorders relate to service or secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Board found that the veteran did not file a timely appeal of the April 1962 rating decision denying service connection for a right inguinal hernia, and thus the claim is denied.

The Board denied the reopening of the appellant's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder (ulcer) in April 2000, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of a formal or informal claim within one year of his surgery in April 1985.

The veteran's dysthymic disorder was not found to warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to January 1, 1987.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for neck and back injuries has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has requested a VA examination to determine if the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus aggravated his current cardiovascular disabilities, including congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation. The appeal is REMANDED for this purpose.

The Board found that the veteran's prostatitis symptoms are primarily due to his benign prostatic hypertrophy, and thus denied an increase in rating for prostatitis.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of right thumb fracture were initially evaluated as noncompensably disabling prior to November 7, 2006. Beginning from that date, the evaluation was increased to 10 percent for limitation of motion with a gap between the thumb and opposing fingers of one to two inches.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for emphysema due to tobacco use in service, finding that his condition could not be medically attributed to his use of tobacco products during service.

The Board denied service connection for dental trauma and residuals of a concussion with left-sided paralysis, finding that the veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for extension of a temporary total rating for convalescence beyond January 1, 2004 and his claim for an increased evaluation for traumatic arthritis of the metatarsal phalangeal joint of the right foot. The evidence does not show that the veteran's post-operative residuals resulted in incompletely healed surgical wounds or prohibited weight-bearing.