Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of bilateral testicular trauma, to include sexual dysfunction; status post left testicular exploration, is being remanded for a VA examination and additional development.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as a result of asbestos exposure, finding no evidence that lung cancer was causally related to his active service.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of her hysterectomy have been assigned a 30 percent rating, the maximum rating authorized under Diagnostic Code 7618; the residuals are currently manifested by a normal postoperative gynecological examination with no evidence that the ovaries have been removed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for myasthenia gravis, finding no evidence linking the condition to her military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no evidence that a service-connected disability caused or contributed to his death.

The claim cannot be resolved based on the evidence of record and requires further development, including clarification of the cause of death, verification of service in Vietnam, and obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for lymphoma, finding that there was no current diagnosis of the condition.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for consideration of additional evidence.

The veteran's current left foot disorder was not related to active duty service.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's back disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected disabilities, including status-post stress fractures of both feet and shin splints in the right leg, as well as a TDIU.

The veteran's death was not caused by a disability for which service connection had been established at the time of his death, and therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied. The appellant's claims for accrued benefits and nonservice-connected death pension are also denied.

The appellant did not have qualifying active service for purposes of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The appeal for entitlement to restitution of nonservice-connected disability pension benefit payments in the amount of $16,085 is denied as a matter of law.

The Board found that the reduction of the veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits, effective March 1, 2004, was proper due to an increase in his income from Social Security Administration benefits.

The appeal is remanded to the RO&IC via the Appeals Management Center for further development of evidence regarding the veteran's request for a waiver of his pension indebtedness.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen a claim for service connection for chronic postural back strain, as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board granted service connection for left Achilles tendonitis, as the veteran provided evidence of an injury during ACDUTRA, continuing symptomatology, and a current disability.

The Board remands the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition to the RO for further development, including an examination.

The Board denied a compensable rating for residuals of a fracture of the right second metacarpal, finding that the veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.