Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development and re-adjudication due to inconsistencies in the service connection decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and service connection for tonsillitis, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or continuity of symptoms necessary to establish a chronic condition.

The case is being remanded due to the need for a VCAA notification letter.

The claim for improved pension benefits for the veteran's surviving child was denied because the surviving child's income exceeded the maximum allowable limit.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of heat stroke, but has denied the claim as there is no evidence showing current disability related to a 1955 heat stroke incident during active duty.

The Board found that the cause of death, bacterial sepsis, was not incurred as a result of service-connected disability or other incident of service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a surviving spouse for VA death benefit purposes due to her not meeting any of the categories as a surviving spouse under the relevant laws.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the legal requirements for basic eligibility for VA education benefits due to his service consisting of ACDUTRA and a period of reserve duty ending in 1965.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the veteran for VA death benefits purposes due to her not being married to the veteran at the time of his death.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital is denied as he does not have a service-connected disability and the costs were covered by Medicare.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including initial review by the RO and consideration of a VHA opinion. The veteran is also advised to submit additional medical evidence if needed.

The appellant is not eligible for VA pension benefits due to his dishonorable discharge from active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for epidermoid squamous cell carcinoma of the uvula localized in the oropharynx, claimed as mouth cancer, due to exposure to herbicides. The evidence did not meet the requirements for presumptive service connection based on Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has remanded the case back to the RO for further development, including obtaining clinical records from VA and private physicians.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability resulting from service for the veteran's claimed nervous condition. Service connection was denied as there is no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran's current nervous disorder was incurred or aggravated in service.

The VA has granted a 10 percent disability rating for the appellant's left elbow epicondylectomy, which is currently evaluated as his primary service-connected condition.

The veteran's hidradenitis of both axillae and inner thighs, with secondary yeast infections and encroachment of the right neurovascular bundle, is not rated higher than 50 percent. The veteran's headaches are not rated higher than 30 percent. The veteran's scarring of the right and left axilla are each rated at 10 percent. The veteran's diarrhea is not rated higher than 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of an injury to his left deltoid muscle, and thus service connection is denied.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an in-service eye injury. The September 1977 rating decision denying service connection was final, as no appeal was filed.