Other conditions decisions — 2004

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 4, 2002 for VA non-service-connected disability pension benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse due to her not being married to him at the time of his death.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's postoperative ileocecostomy, currently rated at 20 percent. The evidence did not show interference with absorption and nutrition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for dermatophytosis of the feet, which was previously denied. The veteran's current condition is related to symptoms in service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for OCD. The Board also found that the veteran's OCD is likely related to her military service, granting her claim.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right first metacarpal with DJD. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical records and opinions regarding the appellant's service connection claim for incisional hernia following colectomy with rectal cancer.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected skin disorder is being remanded due to the need for a thorough and contemporaneous examination, as well as notification of the VCAA requirements.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and inextricably intertwined issues of service connection for a duodenal ulcer and basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension. The appellant's claim will be held in abeyance until these issues are resolved.

The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by body imbalance and red eyes, finding no evidence of such conditions being proximately due to or the result of service-connected left ear hearing loss or tinnitus.

The Board has granted the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved death pension benefits in the amount of $3,198. The decision was made due to factors indicating that recovery would be against equity and good conscience.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral calluses of the feet is being remanded due to incomplete development and need for a VA examination.

The veteran's widow is seeking special monthly pension benefits based on the need for aid and attendance of another or due to housebound status. The case has been remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a left eye disability. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a fractured right femur and head injury, as well as his claim regarding injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The Board also found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claim for service connection for a back disability.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and PTSD not being incurred as a result of such.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including residuals of frozen feet, fatty tumors (lipomas), respiratory disease, impaired circulation, and hemorrhagic fever, were not incurred or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence submitted since the December 1994 decision. The issue is whether this condition is related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was due to his own willful misconduct and not incurred in the line of duty, resulting in a denial of the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disability does not warrant a rating higher than the current 10 percent evaluation due to lack of evidence supporting more severe impairment.