Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's NHL is related to his in-service exposure to ethylene oxide and ionizing radiation, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for cold injury to the hands and assigned a 10% evaluation effective June 30, 2006. The veteran's cold sensitivity is found to be related to his active duty service.

The Board is remanding the case for further development to determine if the veteran's death was due to a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination and incomplete medical records. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypercholesterolemia, right parietal stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim that his injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on March [redacted], 1977, were incurred in the line of duty due to his unauthorized absence status at the time.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed as a result.

The veteran does not have fatigue that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active military service, to include as due to undiagnosed illness or other qualifying, chronic disability.

The VA determined that the veteran's thoracic spine arthritis does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent, as it has resulted in no more than severe limitation of dorsal spine motion and there is no ankylosis or cord involvement.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service during the periods from January 10, 1966 to May 27, 1966 and April 17, 1968 to October 4, 1968 qualifies as active military service for pension purposes.

The Board has denied service connection for left arm, neck, right leg, and left leg disorders. The veteran's gynecologic disorder claim is not established. Service connection for the right deltoid strain was granted with a rating of 20 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his postoperative right inguinal hernia is being remanded due to the need for a CT scan of the abdomen/pelvis.

The veteran did not have any qualifying wartime service, so the appellant does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for VA non-service connected death pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for new and material evidence to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for neuritis of the left thigh.

The veteran's recurrent urinary tract infections are rated as 0 percent disabling due to infrequent episodes not requiring hospitalization or intensive management.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied because he has not established eligibility prior to his incarceration, and payment cannot be made during his ongoing imprisonment.

The veteran's appeal is being returned to the RO for scheduling a personal hearing before a traveling member of the Board. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The veteran's appeal to the April 2003 decision finding that he lacked basic eligibility for education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve Assistance Program) was perfected in a timely manner. The Muskogee Education Office is directed to readjudicate the claim based on additional evidence and provide a Supplemental Statement of the Case if necessary.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected ulcerative colitis does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as his symptoms have been intermittent and well controlled by medication.