Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran's diarrhea, due to undiagnosed illness, is attributable to service.

The veteran's claim for a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is being remanded for an additional examination.

The Board denied the claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits as there was no evidence that a service-connected disability caused or contributed to the veteran's death.

The Board dismissed the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for an eye disorder, as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The veteran's skin disorder and bilateral hearing loss were denied service connection, with no compensable evaluation assigned for the hearing loss.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a fractured left zygoma with deviated septum and antrostomy have been manifested by chronic headaches and slight tenderness over the left zygoma, but there is no evidence of recurrent episodes of sinusitis requiring treatment with antibiotics.

The veteran's appeal was withdrawn by his attorney, and the Board dismissed all remaining issues.

The veteran's current lung disorder, non-specific fibrosis of the lungs, was not manifested in service or for many years thereafter, and the competent medical evidence of record weighs against a finding of any link between the diagnosed disorder and any aspect of the veteran's period of service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's cause of death, finding that a disability incurred in or aggravated by service did not cause or contribute to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of epididymitis, a bilateral foot rash, and arthritis of the feet as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The case is remanded to obtain official documentation from the University of Phoenix-Online regarding the specific dates of completed coursework and attendance for the veteran.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU, and the case is dismissed.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claim.

The Board remands the claim for a VA medical examination to determine if the veteran's leukemia is related to service, including exposure to Agent Orange.

The appeal was dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The veteran's fragment wound of the right flank with laceration of the liver is productive of subjective complaints of abdominal discomfort, and a painful and tender scar. Objective studies reveal: normal liver function; and a flat, superficial, and non-adherent scar.

The appeal is remanded for a proper VCAA notification letter and subsequent readjudication.

The appeal was dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death as there was no evidence to support a link between the veteran's service and his metastatic squamous cell carcinoma or myasthenia gravis.

The veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal regarding the September 24, 2003, rating decision.