Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board has remanded the case for a VA opinion to determine if the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during service was etiologically related to his fatal brain tumor. The appellant is also scheduled for a Travel Board hearing.

The case is being remanded for further development, including contacting individuals who may have knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the appellant's separation from her husband.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic psychological disorder was denied, and his TDIU claim was also denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability due to service.

The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is found to be the result of combat experienced during his service in Vietnam, and thus granted service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and hypertension, finding no competent medical evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by metastatic pancreatic cancer, which is likely due to exposure to depleted uranium during his service in the Persian Gulf War. The Board granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death based on this evidence.

The veteran's daughter is entitled to additional accrued benefits in the amount of $7.56, but no more than that amount.

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal, and the case is dismissed.

The Board determined that the appellant's discharge from service was under dishonorable conditions and constituted a bar to VA compensation benefits.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed memory loss, muscle damage, and immune system impairment were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The appeal was denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying service in the U.S. Armed Forces and therefore is ineligible for VA benefits.

The veteran requested a videoconference hearing, and the case is being returned to the RO for this purpose. The appeal will not be further considered until the hearing is conducted.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a skin disability allegedly due to exposure to Agent Orange during his time in Vietnam. The case has been remanded for further examination and medical opinion regarding the nature of the current skin condition and its relation to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected dysthymia and found that he did not timely appeal the February 1998 decision regarding TDIU. The effective date for TDIU was set at June 26, 2000.

The veteran's residuals of a GSW to the right buttock are currently rated as 20 percent disabling, and his claim for an increased rating is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for ankyloglossia, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to link any past or present speech difficulties to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic acquired disorders manifested by fatigue with loss of sleep, muscle pain, shortness of breath, weight gain, sweating, nausea, rashes, dizziness, and runny nose, to include as due to undiagnosed illnesses. The evidence did not show these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to an initial 10 percent disability rating for residuals of a nasal bone fracture effective April 2, 1987. The claimant's earlier effective date request was denied.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's post-operative residuals of a herniation of Muscle Group VII of the right arm, currently rated at 10 percent.

The VA denied a compensable rating for the veteran's persistent pilonidal sinus, finding that it does not warrant such a rating based on the schedular criteria.