Other conditions decisions — 2006

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a currently diagnosed disability for which service connection may be granted.

The veteran's application for education benefits was received in December 2001, and the Board finds that it should be considered as having been filed by then. Therefore, the commencing date of his award of educational assistance is one year before this date or December 2000.

The veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has determined that a medical examination is necessary to determine all current symptoms due to the service-connected neck disability. The case is remanded for further development and re-adjudication.

The Board denied an increased rating for arthritis of the right hand and a skin disorder of the feet, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen her claim for service connection of a urinary tract infection and also denied an initial compensable disability rating for trichomonas vaginitis effective from December 1, 1994.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for varicose veins of the right lower extremity, finding that the evidence did not show persistent edema or stasis pigmentation, and thus no basis for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing assistance or a special home adaptation grant was denied as he does not meet the criteria due to his service-connected disabilities, which do not result in loss of use of both lower extremities.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and non-VA treatment records and requesting a medical opinion regarding the veteran's cause of death.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the head with a retained foreign body did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as it was rated totally disabling for less than 10 years immediately preceding his death.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of abdominal surgery since October 22, 1999.

The Board found that the veteran's lymphoma, which contributed to his death, was not related to service and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right testicle injury, but denied service connection for Peyronie's disease as the evidence does not support a link to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's postgastrectomy syndrome does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent, as it is currently manifested by complaints of epigastric distress without evidence of diarrhea or weight loss.

The Board found that the appellant had no qualifying service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas in service of the United States. As a result, the appeal was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural defects and will review it again after additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil and TDIU. The cancer was not shown to be related to his military service, Agent Orange exposure, or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and soft tissue sarcoma due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam were denied as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of malaria is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of pension benefits, finding that recovery would not be contrary to equity and good conscience.