Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board found that there is no evidence of in-service cold injuries to the left and right feet, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for apportionment of her husband's disability compensation benefits due to his failure to provide child support and mortgage payments, resulting in financial hardship.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased rating for his left eye chalazion and earlier effective date for service connection of small bowel diverticula, mechanical bowel obstruction and abdominal pain.

The Board has determined that the December 1976 Forfeiture Decision, which declared the veteran forfeited all rights to benefits under VA laws, is not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The claim for revision or reversal of this decision is denied.

The veteran's service was only active duty for training, and he is not eligible for VA pension benefits as his disability does not meet the requirements under the law.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's bone cancer to his service, including exposure to herbicides. The cause of death was determined to be unrelated to any service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for discharge from the right breast, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a link between the condition and service.

The Board denied service connection for disabilities manifesting as loss of balance and loss of vision, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service or any other etiological relationship.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a chronic disability affecting the spine, hip and pelvis region during service. The weight of the competent evidence was against a conclusion that current disability associated with osteopenia and osteoporosis of the vertebral spine with degenerative joint disease of the hip and pelvis is the result of in-service symptomatology or pathology. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the claimed spinal disability was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 1, 2003, for adding additional benefits for his spouse. The decision states that the earliest possible effective date is March 1, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute substantially to his death. The appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is also denied.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for adding her dependents to her compensation award. The RO needs to obtain VA fee-basis treatment records from the Minneapolis VAMC regarding the births of her children in March 1999 and June 2000, provide additional VCAA notice, and issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) that includes consideration of 38 C.F.R. § 3.401(b).

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, finding that her condition was not related to her service-connected recurrent vaginitis and cervical dysplasia.

The Board denied service connection for colon cancer and skin rash disability, finding no evidence of a link to active duty service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral ingrown toenail disability was incurred during active duty service and granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's familial polyposis coli had its onset during service and is related to his military service, granting him service connection for this condition.

The appellant seeks DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to a bowel obstruction and sepsis resulting from gallbladder surgery at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The Board finds that additional development is needed to locate relevant medical records.

The Board found that the appellant misrepresented her income for three years, leading to an overpayment of VA death pension benefits. As a result, the waiver request was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's contractures of the hands and sleep disorder were not incurred or aggravated by service, including as due to Agent Orange exposure. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found no current residual disability related to the June 2003 EGD procedure, and thus denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.