Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran's current dizziness was not incurred or aggravated by his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's attempt to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of death of her husband, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, attributing it to cancer that was first medically shown many years after service and not related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have malaria or any residuals thereof, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's pre-existing otitis media, suppurative, chronic, left ear did not worsen during his period of service and therefore cannot be granted service connection.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic skin disorder in service, and the veteran's mycosis fungoides/T-cell lymphoma was not diagnosed until more than twenty-three years after service. The Board determined that the veteran did not have exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea, and thus denied service connection for his condition.

The Board found that the veteran's psoriatic arthritis of the hands and arthritis of the feet did not have their onset during service or within one year thereafter, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of her HIV-related illness with candida esophagitis was denied because she failed to report for a necessary VA examination.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death is not due to a disability incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that the December 13, 2001 rating decision denying service connection for distal spinal stenosis due to cold injury was not based on CUE. The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and special monthly compensation were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for his service-connected residuals of gastrectomy for duodenal ulcer with hiatal hernia and reflux, finding that the evidence did not support an evaluation higher than 40 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a thoracic spine disorder (claimed as upper back pain) because the additional evidence received since June 1998 does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected ganglion cyst as a residual of a right hand injury, effective from the date of the March 2003 decision.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal because he did not file a timely substantive appeal following the August 1995 rating decision denying service connection for a nervous disorder.

The Board found that the overpayment of Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits in the amount of $37,055.60 was properly created and is valid.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation from 10 percent to 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a colectomy with resection of ileum and cecum, and ileo-ascending colostomy, based on moderate symptoms including occasional leakage necessitating wiping.

The Board has restored the veteran's 30 percent rating for his service-connected left ACL repair, effective from August 1, 2001.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death should be remanded to allow for further development under 38 C.F.R. § 3.311 due to potential exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic low back condition during service and concluded that the veteran's current low back disorder is not related to his military service. The claim for service connection was denied.