Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizoaffective disorder began during his period of active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected stress fractures of both tibiae are not productive of a disability rating in excess of 10 percent, as they do not meet the criteria for more severe impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current cellulitis and phlebitis of the lower extremities that are related to any event, disease, or injury during military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating of his wound to Muscle Group XII in the left leg, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for proper VCAA notice and further development of his claim.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the appellant is not recognized as the surviving spouse of the veteran for purposes of receiving VA death benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's impotence is at least as likely as not due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus grants service connection for impotence on a secondary basis.

The case is being remanded for further review of the evidence submitted by the appellant and her right to provide additional argument or evidence.

The Board finds that the veteran's duodenal ulcer disease, status postoperative vagotomy does not warrant a higher initial rating beyond 20 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's type II diabetes mellitus did not cause or contribute to his death, and there was no evidence linking other significant conditions like hypertension, reflux disease, and obesity to service. The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service medical records and the need for additional development regarding the veteran's eye disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which is related to his military service. The appellant's daughter is also eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further action due to procedural issues and additional VCAA notification.

The RO denied the appellant's claim for service connection for death benefits, finding no new and material evidence to reopen her previously decided claim.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for residuals of a fracture of the left 5th metatarsal is being remanded due to the need for another VA examination and consideration of an extraschedular rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to procedural deficiencies in VCAA notice and scheduling of a Travel Board hearing.

The Board granted service connection for non-specific dermatitis, chronic fatigue syndrome and headaches due to undiagnosed illness. The other claims were not addressed as they are related to conditions that did not meet the criteria for Gulf War Illness.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not legally entitled to accrued benefits as there were no pending claims for such benefits at the time of her husband's death.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from service between August 1949 and September 1953 is a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's gastric leiomyoma and dumping syndrome, finding that his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam is at least as likely as not a cause of these conditions.