Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board has reopened the claim and granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, attributing it to his exposure to Agent Orange while in Vietnam.

The veteran's grandchildren are not considered legal dependents and therefore, additional compensation for them is denied.

The Board denied service connection for peptic ulcer disease in December 1957. The veteran submitted new evidence since then, but the Board found it not material to reopen the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ulcerative colitis (Crohn's disease) does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7323.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current sleep disorder and therefore, service connection for a sleep disorder is denied.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board denied a schedular rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of injury to the right hand with fracture of the fifth metacarpal, finding that the criteria for such an increase were not met.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, finding that no chronic skin disorder was present in service and not etiologically related to service. The Board also noted that there is no presumption of service connection available due to herbicide exposure.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further action regarding discrepancies found during the veteran's enrollment at RMTU.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hallux rigidus was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied her claim.

The Board found that the appellant did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claim of basic eligibility for VA benefits, as the service department's certification remained against him.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed hip disabilities are not related to his service-connected thigh disability and have denied both claims for service connection.

The veteran's claim for additional dependency benefits for his child from July 1, 2002 to December 1, 2003 was denied because the RO did not receive a valid request for school attendance within one year of when the child started attending college.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and determining if the veteran has Hodgkin's disease or a disease specific to radiation-exposed veterans.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no new and material evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to incomplete information regarding medical expenses incurred and treatment received.

The veteran's child was born in June 1988 and the appellant has custody of the child. The veteran agreed to an increased apportionment of $143 per month of his benefits on behalf of the child, which is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's cardioembolic stroke was not caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or error in judgment. The occurrence of the stroke during a cardiac catheterization procedure was considered an event reasonably foreseeable.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of military service and clarification of VCAA notice requirements.

The Board found that the veteran's left eye condition, diagnosed as strabismic (exotropia) anisometropic amblyopia, is a developmental condition and not a disease or injury within the meaning of applicable legislation. Therefore, service connection for this condition is unavailable.