Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for VA non-service-connected pension benefits due to a lack of wartime service.

The Board has determined that there are no residuals of a cold injury to the veteran's feet, and thus service connection cannot be granted.

The VA determined that the veteran's left hand disability, which resulted from an excision of a post-traumatic mass during service, does not warrant a compensable rating as it does not limit motion or function and has no associated scars.

The Board has requested a hearing for the veteran and is remanding the case to the RO for further action.

The Board's December 2004 decision was dismissed by the Court as it had been appealed to and decided by a court of competent jurisdiction.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current gastrointestinal disorder, including dumping syndrome, is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's metastatic adenocarcinoma and bladder carcinoma were not related to his active service, including exposure to herbicide agents. The claims for increased ratings and TDIU were also denied.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred on June 9, 2004 at Mease Countryside Hospital are eligible for reimbursement as the treatment was deemed necessary due to a prudent person expectation of an emergency situation.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board found that the appellant did not file her request for a waiver of overpayment in death pension benefits within the required 180-day period, and thus denied her claim.

The Board has determined that the claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred as a result of emergency room treatment at Cox South Hospital is granted. The veteran's expenses will be paid by VA.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for a dental disorder or residuals of a skull fracture, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the veteran's income information and the need for further development of his countable income, including unreimbursed medical expenses.

The veteran's concurrent receipt of VA disability compensation and military retired pay between April 1, 2005 and August 1, 2005 was not proper. The Board finds that the veteran failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted due to lack of legal merit. However, the issue is being remanded for further development.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for a thigh laceration were denied as he did not meet the criteria for reimbursement under VA regulations.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to allegations of forgery and inaccuracies in documents related to a purported marriage.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for sacral decubitus ulcers and diverting colostomy, finding that these conditions are secondary to his service-connected gastrointestinal disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a medical examination to determine the severity of the veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right thigh and whether any related symptoms in the right hip and knee are related to this disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cholelithiasis, status post cholecystectomy, sphincteroplasty, reflux gastritis and esophagitis does not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's retinal tear/detachment of the left eye, finding that it is related to his military service.