Other conditions decisions — 2009

The Board remands the case for the purpose of scheduling a new Travel Board hearing due to the appellant's failure to appear at a previously scheduled hearing.

The veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $2,620.00 was not timely and therefore denied.

The Board denied service connection for impotence and an initial compensable rating for atrophy of the right testicle, as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active service.

The appellant is not a child for VA benefits purposes.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for chronic brain syndrome was denied as the condition did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, finding no evidence linking it to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral athlete's foot.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the current nature and likely etiology of any toe disability, including whether it existed prior to service and if so, whether it was aggravated by service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current service-related disability for chronic upper and lower extremity cold weather-related injury residuals.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability and no link to his military service or any service-connected condition.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of fracture, right astralgus and navicular bones with degenerative changes are not productive of symptoms that would warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The veteran did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as he was neither rated totally disabled due to service-connected disabilities for 10 continuous years immediately preceding death.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for paralysis of the left fifth cranial nerve was denied as the current 10 percent rating accurately reflects the severity of his condition.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, as there was no evidence that a disability incurred in or aggravated by military service caused or contributed substantially or materially to the veteran's death, nor any evidence that the veteran was entitled to receive compensation based on total disability for a period of 10 years or more immediately preceding his death.

The veteran's duodenal ulcer, right leg varicose veins, and left leg varicose veins were denied increased ratings.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for residuals, fracture right proximal tibia with relaxation of lateral collateral ligaments is being remanded to schedule a new examination.

The veteran's idiopathic central nervous system hypersomnolence disability is productive of persistent daytime hypersomnolence, but does not require the use of a continuous airway pressure (CPAP) machine.

The Board remands the case to obtain additional evidence and ensure all development is completed.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a TDIU, finding no medical evidence showing the veteran was unable to work due to service-connected disabilities prior to August 29, 2001.