Other conditions decisions — 2004

The veteran's claims for an increased rating and earlier effective date for his service-connected laceration of the right little finger with ankylosis and ulnar nerve involvement are being remanded to allow the RO to schedule a videoconference hearing.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive VA educational benefits due to the applicable regulation prohibiting payment of benefits prior to one year from the date VA received his application.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the duty to assist and notification of evidence needed to substantiate the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted after the initial decision, including a death certificate indicating natural causes. The RO must now consider this additional information in deciding whether service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is warranted.

The Board denied a higher rating for right axilla reactive lymphadenopathy and denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, including as secondary to a service-connected right wrist and hand disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of multiple basal cell carcinomas as a residual of exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current impairment attributable to his service-connected heart murmur and thus, he is not entitled to an increased evaluation for this condition.

The veteran's appeal is about whether he should receive a higher evaluation for his service-connected abdominal wound. The Board initially granted a 30 percent rating, but later decided to deny the request for an increased rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and development.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development and notification under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The RO must ensure full compliance with all notification and development action required by law, including VCAA provisions.

The Board has remanded the case for compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and to obtain additional medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease/arthrofibrosis of the hips, finding that it was not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current cardiac disorder or hypertension, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of his claim, including compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) and review under new rating criteria.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive payment of VA educational benefits due to her participation in an on-the-job training program, finding that she did not meet the one-year requirement prior to submitting her application.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected trench foot disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on current symptoms and medical findings.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right eye injury and did not address the initial rating claim for DJD of the right hip.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has vacated the previous decision and remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated radiation dose estimates and seeking an opinion from VA's Under Secretary of Health regarding the likelihood that the veteran's condition is related to service exposure.