Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that the veteran's urethral stricture was incurred in active service and granted service connection for this condition. The issue of a temporary total rating is remanded.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current right hip disability and that any such disability is not related to service or a service-connected condition. The claims for bronchitis and skin disorder are also denied.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further action, including informing the veteran of alternative methods to provide evidence and reviewing the claim.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development of his thoracic spine disability, including a new examination and correction of notice regarding effective dates.

The Board has ordered a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current chronic foot disorders are related to his active service. The case is now remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected left hip disorder does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 20 percent, as there was no evidence of marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization due to his condition. The current evaluation adequately reflects the severity of his disability.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for sinus tachycardia, finding that no new and material evidence had been received.

The veteran's service-connected SFW injuries to the right lower leg, left lower leg, left thigh, and right hand with retained foreign body are currently rated as noncompensable (0%). The RO denied increased ratings for these conditions.,However, the veteran was granted a noncompensable rating for residuals of a SFW to his left arm.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye disorder, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and that any current condition is not related to military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The veteran died of a service-connected condition, but he was not in receipt of compensation or pension at the time of his death. Therefore, burial benefits are denied.

The VA has determined that the veteran's neurocirculatory asthenia does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied because he did not provide the required income information and verification as per VA regulations.

The Board has decided that the veteran's cataracts in the left eye are related to service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's gastritis and service-connected duodenal ulcer disease contributed to his death from gastric/colon cancer, thus granting service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's left and right foot conditions are not rated higher than the current 10 percent evaluations.,There is no evidence of a sinus condition related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by his military service or exposure to Agent Orange, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board dismissed the appellant's appeal because he did not timely file a substantive appeal of the July 2002 decision.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not timely file a notice of disagreement with the March 2002 rating decision denying service connection for blindness and angina pectoris. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a hearing and further development of the claims.