Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and addressing the veteran's claims.

The Board has determined that the claimant's evidence is insufficient to reopen their claim for VA death benefits, and thus the case must be remanded for further adjudication.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VCAA notice and issues related to service connection for cause of death.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an extension of the delimiting date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code because he did not meet the applicable statutory criteria. The decision was based on the law and not on the facts of his case.

The Board determined that the appellant's discharge from service was under dishonorable conditions and therefore denied his claim for VA benefits.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral partial amputation of the great toes, which resulted in the dismissal of this claim.

The Board found no evidence of current residuals from the in-service circumcision and denied service connection.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a Board hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The Board has determined that the appellant timely perfected an appeal of the January 2004 rating decision that assigned a February 25, 2003 effective date for the award of DIC benefits. The criteria are not met for the assignment of an earlier effective date than February 25, 2003, for the payment of DIC based on establishing service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for DVT, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current disability and any incident of active military service.

The veteran's condition stabilized on November 16, 2003, allowing him to be transferred from the non-VA Conway Regional Medical Center to a VA facility for further treatment.

The veteran's chronic bilateral eye disability, diagnosed as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, was incurred during his active duty service. The Board granted the claim of entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death, adenocarcinoma (non-small cell cancer) of the lung, was caused by asbestos exposure during his active duty service. The appellant is also eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The veteran is granted an effective date of September 1, 1997 for a 10 percent disability rating for bilateral varicose veins.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic prostatitis, finding no evidence of a nexus between his in-service service and current condition.

The VA has granted service connection for the veteran's back disability and assigned a 20 percent evaluation, effective December 8, 1995. The veteran's condition is characterized by pain, discogenic disease at L5-S1, occasional muscle spasm, forward flexion limited to no more than 48 degrees, combined range of motion of the lumbar spine limited to no more than 200 degrees, and subjective complaints of right S1 radiculitis.

The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of frozen feet related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's residuals of blowout fracture of the left orbit with diplopia, finding that his condition did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied an increase in a 60 percent rating for bilateral varicose veins, finding that the veteran's condition did not meet criteria for a higher rating.