Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left leg injury due to exposure to mustard gas, finding that there was no evidence of such exposure during service and concluding that any current disability is not related to military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected venereal warts, finding that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The RO severed service connection for fatigue and leg pain due to undiagnosed illness, effective November 2, 1994. The veteran's disability rating had not been in effect for 10 years or more.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected lymphadenopathy, spleen calcifications, and liver calcifications are being remanded to the RO for additional development including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence submitted by the appellant and outstanding records from the state of Montana.

The Board found that the appellant did not have qualifying service and is therefore not a veteran, thus denying basic legal entitlement to VA benefits.

The veteran's son is seeking to be recognized as a 'helpless child' for the purpose of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18. The case has been remanded to obtain additional information from the Social Security Administration.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for residuals of a skull injury and degenerative joint disease of the neck, post traumatic. The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The VA has determined that the veteran's claimed scoliosis was not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's death was caused by a cerebrovascular accident due to hemorrhage, which is service-connected as he served as a POW.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence linking any service-connected disability to the veteran's death.,The claim for accrued benefits was denied as it was filed over one year after the veteran's death.,The appellant's spouse does not qualify for VA nonservice-connected death pension benefits because her husband did not have recognized active military service.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no accrued benefits due as the veteran had no pending claims at the time of his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and examinations. The veteran's claims of service connection for leg pain, arm pain, a psychiatric disorder, and sinusitis are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's gastric leiomyoma (with dumping syndrome) and service, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure.

The Board dismissed the appeal because it was not in conformity with governing law and the Board of Veterans' Appeals could not entertain the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a back injury in 1957, citing the lack of medical records showing treatment during or shortly after service.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for loss of use of a creative organ was granted, but his request for an increased disability evaluation for left arm thrombophlebitis was denied.

The Board found no evidence to support service connection for the cause of death due to metastatic colon cancer, which was not associated with herbicide exposure. The claim is denied.

The Board denied service connection for Raynaud's disease, finding that the veteran's pre-existing condition did not worsen during service and was not aggravated by service.

The veteran did not have the required 90 days of wartime service, and there was no service-connected disability at the time of his death. The appellant's claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits is denied.