Other conditions decisions — 2005

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of cold weather injury residuals is being remanded due to the need for compliance with the VCAA.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for non-service-connected death pension benefits and accrued benefits due to a lack of legal merit, as the veteran had no pending claims at the time of his death.

The veteran's daughter died due to a Chiari malformation, and she had spina bifida. The VA has already paid the deceased daughter for her last sickness and burial expenses. As there is no surviving child or spouse entitled to death compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or death pension, the remaining checks were not payable under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5122.

The Board has determined that the appellant's deceased husband did not have qualifying service for VA benefits purposes and therefore denied her claim.

The Board determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's Hodgkin's disease is not related to his active service or exposure to ionizing radiation, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied a compensable rating for the veteran's left tympanic membrane perforation, finding that the only schedular rating available is noncompensable.

The veteran's appeal of service connection for cataract of the left eye has been withdrawn, and thus the issue is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further action, including verifying service and considering new evidence.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his right knee disability, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the severity of his condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied an increase in the veteran's 20 percent rating for a duodenal ulcer with gastric distention and did not address his claim for TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits and service connection for bilateral heel spurs, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and readjudication, including a VA examination.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, status post transurethral resection of the prostate was denied. The issue of nonservice-connected burial benefits is not before the Board.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the veteran's gastrointestinal disorder and its relationship to service-connected appendectomy scar with drained pelvic abscess.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient exposure information and incomplete medical opinions.

The Board found that the veteran's current skin disability, lichen planus, did not have its onset in service and is not related to his active duty. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found that the appellant did not become permanently incapable of self-support prior to attaining the age of eighteen, and thus denied his claim.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was denied because the medical evidence did not show that VA treatment caused any additional disability or aggravated a pre-existing condition.