Other conditions decisions — 2001
5,179 indexed Board decisions in 2001.
Badges describe the whole decision, not the outcome for every condition listed. An appeal can grant one issue and deny or remand another. Check the original decision for each issue; these outcomes do not predict your claim.
- Whole decision: GrantedFebruary 2001
The Board has determined that it is at least as likely as not that the appellant's bilateral defective hearing is related to in-service noise exposure, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Partly grantedFebruary 2001
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a blood disorder, including anemia. However, further development is needed to determine if there is a nexus between his current anemia and his military service.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The veteran's claimed thoracic spine disability was not shown in service or within a year after service, and there is no evidence linking the condition to his military service. The Board denied the claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: GrantedFebruary 2001
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right foot injury and granted entitlement to service connection for a right foot amputation secondary to that condition.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The March 1998 Board decision denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's shell fragment wound, left deltoid. The evidence at that time supported a finding of moderate disability.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a liver condition and a duodenal ulcer, as well as his claim for an increased rating for dermatophytosis of the feet. The evidence did not support these claims.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's death to his service-connected disabilities. The DIC benefits claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was also denied as there is no indication that the veteran would have been entitled to receive such compensation but for CUE in previous decisions. Accrued benefits claims were not met due to lack of evidence showing entitlement.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The veteran's appeal is denied as she does not meet the basic eligibility criteria for Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits.
- Whole decision: GrantedFebruary 2001
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an eye disability due to new and material evidence. The Board also finds that the veteran's in-service duties as a welder likely contributed to his development of early cataracts, leading to aphakia and retinal detachments.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The veteran's appeal is denied as she does not meet the eligibility criteria for Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 3011 and 38 C.F.R. § 21.7045.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)February 2001
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his shell fragment wound disabilities, including a VA examination to assess the severity and functional impairment.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected bilateral tibia stress fractures and secondary service connection for hip disorders were denied by the RO. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records, schedule the veteran for an orthopedic examination, and review whether there was clear and unmistakable error in a previous rating decision.
- Whole decision: GrantedFebruary 2001
The Board has granted increased ratings of 20% for postoperative residuals of a right major rotator cuff tear and 30% for residuals of a ruptured right major biceps tendon, effective from the day following discharge from service.
- Whole decision: GrantedFebruary 2001
The Board has granted a 10% evaluation for the veteran's right fifth finger disability, which is currently rated as ankylosis of the proximal interphalangeal joint with a hypersensitive scar. The maximum schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 7804 was assigned.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied as he was incarcerated and not in receipt of VA compensation or pension at the time.
- Whole decision: GrantedFebruary 2001
The veteran's bilateral patellofemoral syndrome is productive of mild functional loss due to pain and crepitance without recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, warranting a 10% disability rating.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to heart failure, which was not related to any service-connected condition. The Board found that there was no organic heart disease present at the time of service and that gastrointestinal issues were unrelated to service.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The Board denied appellant's claim as she is not the veteran's surviving spouse for VA purposes.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral defective hearing does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying service for pension benefits and therefore denies the claim.
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