Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation during service and whether he died from esophageal cancer due to such exposure. The appellant must provide additional evidence or argument on the matter.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, including as due to an undiagnosed illness. The evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a link between the veteran's military service and his symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including somatization disorder, major depression or cyclothymic disorder, and chronic bronchitis. The residuals of exposure to lead in water, petroleum smoke, and chemical agents were also not granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current congestive heart failure or any other disability of the heart attributable to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The appellant withdrew their appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a currently diagnosed cardiac disability and therefore, service connection for hypercholesterolemia cannot be granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected malaria is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA internal medicine examination and appropriate testing.

The veteran's stress fractures were diagnosed after service, and the RO denied her claims based on a finding that they pre-existed service. The case is being remanded for further development to determine if the stress fractures are related to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's sexual dysfunction is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a videoconference hearing, and additional VCAA notice is needed. The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral club feet remains on appeal.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected compound fracture of the left tibia, with damage to muscle group XII, does not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's sinus condition is related to his service-connected fractured nose.

The Board found that the appellant did not have the requisite service to qualify for VA benefits and denied her claim.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence relating the appellant's claimed right knee disorder to her military service, and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that further development is required due to the need for a thorough examination and review of previous treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 11, 2001 for a grant of a 100 percent disability evaluation for mood disorder and cognitive disorder as residuals of a traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits due to her sister-in-law's widow, finding no legal basis as there were no pending claims at the time of the widow's death.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death.

The veteran was granted service connection for scleroderma as secondary to his service-connected asbestosis, effective from December 9, 1997.