Other conditions decisions — 2008

The appeal is remanded for appropriate VCAA notice and subsequent adjudication of the issue regarding whether the debt was properly created.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no credible evidence that the veteran's heart disease began during or soon after his service.

The veteran is entitled to compensation benefits pursuant to the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional left lower extremity disability as a result of VA medical and surgical treatment in 1978, due to varus deformity.

The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the veteran's cognitive disorder began during or as a result of service, and therefore grants service connection for a cognitive disorder.

The Board confirmed and continued the prior denial of the veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the third metacarpophalangeal joint, as new and material evidence was not presented.

The appellant's husband did not have qualifying active service for purposes of basic eligibility for VA benefits.

The veteran does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for enrollment in VA's healthcare system.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made, and the Board dismissed the case.

The veteran was granted an earlier effective date of July 14, 1998, for both the award of TDIU and eligibility for DEA benefits.

The Board granted service connection for a spine condition, finding that the veteran's preexisting spine condition was aggravated by his basic training exercises during military service.

The veteran's furunculosis does not warrant a compensable evaluation, while her uterine fibroids with right ovarian cyst are rated at 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for skin disease, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to in-service exposure to herbicides.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the veteran's bilateral ingrown toenails.

The Board denied the claims for service connection of the cause of the veteran's death and Dependents' Educational Assistance, finding that malignant glioblastoma of the brain was not related to the veteran's service.