Other conditions decisions — 2007

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, as it no longer has jurisdiction over the case.

The Board denied service connection for light perception only of the left eye due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service, despite extensive medical records showing injuries and no vision impairment at the time of discharge.

The veteran seeks service connection for a skin disorder, claimed as due to exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The Board finds that further development is needed to determine the relationship between the current skin disorders and active service, including presumed Agent Orange exposure.

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

The case is being remanded for further development and examination of the veteran's left ulnar neuritis, including obtaining VA treatment records from June 2005 to the present. The veteran will also be provided a Statement of the Case regarding her tension headaches.

The Board has determined that the veteran's carpel tunnel syndrome of both left and right upper extremities is related to his military service, resolving doubt in favor of the veteran.

The Board found no evidence to support a connection between the veteran's mesothelioma and his military service, including exposure to asbestos or herbicides. As such, the claim for service connection for the cause of death was denied.

The VA has granted service connection for mood disorder secondary to a cerebrovascular accident, and assigned an initial evaluation of 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition, finding no evidence of a chronic skin disorder during active duty and no competent opinion linking any present disability to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a rectal disorder in April 1985. The evidence received since that decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the issue.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 as there is no competent medical evidence showing that VA medical and surgical treatment caused his current disability of the right eye.

The RO has denied the veteran's claims for service connection and death pension benefits. The case is being remanded to schedule a Board hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation during his military service as an AFSC 32150K, bomb navigation systems mechanic. The appellant's claim will be addressed again after this development.

The veteran's death pension claim was denied because the appellant's annual income exceeded the maximum annual income for death pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from service was under other than honorable conditions, which constitutes a bar to VA benefits due to insufficient qualifying wartime service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for residuals of traumatic foreign body of the right eye and service connection for macular degeneration, finding that there was no evidence linking his current conditions to active service or his service-connected right eye injury.

The Board has remanded the case due to medical questions regarding whether the veteran's pre-service 'acne' is the same skin condition as the in-service hidradenitis suppurativa, and if so, whether it was aggravated during service or related to the current diagnosis.

The Board found that the appellant did not have any recognized qualifying service with the United States Armed Forces and therefore denied his claim for basic eligibility for VA compensation or pension benefits.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of TDIU is being remanded due to missing documents.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed skin condition, arthritis, circulatory disorder, and lung disorder, all of which he claimed were residuals of cold injury sustained during active duty.