Other conditions decisions — 2005

The appellant was not established as the veteran's dependent parent prior to his death, and thus is not entitled to accrued compensation benefits withheld in the PFOP account.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue and anemia, finding no evidence of a current disability or causal link to his military service. The claim for increased rating for residuals of closed head injury was also denied due to the veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examination.

The veteran's SLE was initially rated at 40 percent prior to March 21, 2001 and increased to 60 percent effective March 21, 2001.

The veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records from Dr. Robert Nichols.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether the veteran's fatal cancer was related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for refractive error and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claim for total compensation based on individual unemployability was also denied due to insufficient evidence showing that his disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability, primarily diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder, was not incurred or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation and SMC due to his service-connected GSW to the right foot, finding that the residuals did not warrant a higher rating or anatomical loss of use.

The Board denied both the appellant's application to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an extension of his delimiting date for receiving Chapter 30 educational benefits, finding that he did not meet the legal criteria for such an extension.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cardiovascular disease was not incurred or aggravated by his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical records from a private doctor in Orange, Texas.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left arm disability and also found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1970 rating decision assigning a 20 percent evaluation. The veteran's condition is currently rated as moderately severe.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and consider whether new evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for a skin disorder, related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic disability manifested by dizziness, imbalance and poor coordination. The evidence does not support service connection for these symptoms.

The Board has determined that the veteran's compartment syndrome of the right lower leg was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's postoperative deviated nasal septum did not result from service, and denied his claim.

The Board found no additional disability resulting from VA treatment of the prostate, and thus denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board finds that the veteran's postoperative bilateral inguinal hernias are currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and there is no evidence of a recurrent or compensable condition to warrant an increased rating.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected undiagnosed condition manifested by pain of the neck and lower back, which is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The case has been remanded due to the need for a new examination and consideration of the amended criteria effective September 26, 2003.