Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for gastric adenocarcinoma with splenectomy, finding no evidence of radiation exposure during service and insufficient medical evidence linking the cancer to service.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, and the case is dismissed.

The veteran's death was caused by ureosepsis as the immediate cause of death, with dementia and stroke noted as disorders leading to the immediate cause. The appellant claims that the veteran's death was related to head trauma he sustained in service. However, prior to his death, the veteran had a service-connected condition (post-operative residuals of a herniated disc L4-L5, left) rated at 60 percent and an intracranial injury rated as noncompensable.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no medical evidence linking his prostate hypertrophy to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of cold injuries to the feet attributable to service.

The veteran's hiatal hernia is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating based on current symptomatology.

The Board found that the veteran did not have malaria during service and could not be presumed to have contracted it within one year after separation. Therefore, service connection for malaria was denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed as the issue of an earlier effective date for additional VA disability compensation benefits for a spouse has been resolved by the RO's reduction action.

The veteran does not have chronic fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome, and the Board finds that service connection is not warranted for the claimed disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a vascular disorder of either leg as a result of service or as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. Therefore, his claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors.

The veteran's claimed stomach disorder, diagnosed as gastroparesis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not a qualifying chronic disability for which service connection may be presumed. The claim of service connection has been denied.

The veteran's claim for RH insurance was denied because he does not meet the criteria of 'good health' as established by VA, and his chronic myelogenous leukemia is not service-connected.

The Board found no current disability related to the veteran's claimed rib fractures sustained in a motor vehicle accident during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for her gynecological condition was denied, and the issue of whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen her service connection claim for hemorrhoids and anal fissures was also denied.

The Board has determined that the debt in the amount of $68,118.46 was not properly created due to the veteran's status as a fugitive felon from October 18, 2001 to October 15, 2004, and therefore grants the waiver of recovery.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of nonservice-connected disability pension, to include aid and attendance benefits, is without legal merit. The earliest effective date assigned by the RO was April 28, 2006.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for status post CVA and embolism of the left lung, finding that there was no evidence showing an embolism or cerebral embolism during service or related to service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for non-service-connected death pension benefits due to her income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate set by law.