Other conditions decisions — 2009

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's claim for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, including presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam era service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death as there was no evidence that his death was caused by a disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active military service.

The claim for service connection for dysplasia, abnormal pap smear, and HPV was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for service connection for shin splints/tendonitis was reopened based on new and material evidence.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for colon cancer, finding no evidence of a link between the Veteran's colon cancer and his military service or asbestos exposure.

The Board found that the attorney fees from past due benefits calculated in the amount of $2,395.00 based on the April 3, 2003, rating decision were correctly calculated.

The claimant was not the Veteran's surviving spouse at the time of his death and is therefore not eligible for an award of DIC, death pension benefits, and accrued benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen a claim for service connection for a skin disorder, as new and material evidence was not provided.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh as a result of both VA cervical spine bone graft surgery and right total hip arthroplasty, finding no evidence that these procedures caused additional disability beyond what was reasonably foreseeable.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The veteran withdrew his appeal on all claims, including those for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for post-traumatic stress disorder, a rating for bilateral hearing loss, and individual unemployability.

The case is being remanded for an examination to determine the likely etiology of the Veteran's Alzheimer's disease in relation to his head injury in service.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his tonsillar cancer with metastases to the brain was caused by his exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the increased rating claim.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for an examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's left varicocele.

The Veteran was granted a higher initial rating of 70 percent for the psychiatric manifestations of his HIV-related illness with dysthymic disorder, effective October 3, 2006.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development and readjudication.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for chronic adjustment disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The appeal is remanded for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran was granted a rating of 40 percent for his degenerative joint disease of the left hand, effective April 25, 2002.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.