Other conditions decisions — 2009

The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the veteran's death was related to service, and grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found that a rating in excess of 20 percent was not warranted prior to October 18, 2002; an increased 30 percent rating, but no higher, is warranted effective from October 18, 2002; and a rating in excess of 30 percent was not warranted effective from October 1, 2006.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability as the evidence did not show that it was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran is shown as likely as not to have a dysthymic disorder related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a stroke as secondary to his service-connected hypertension, finding no evidence of current residuals of a stroke.

The Board denied service connection for Graves' disease as the most probative medical evidence failed to relate the condition to service.

The veteran was not entitled to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as he did not have a service-connected disability rated as totally disabling for any period of time prior to his death.

The veteran's right hip fracture residuals are not manifested by ankylosis, flail joint symptomatology, or impairment of the femur, and a higher rating is not warranted.

The claim for service connection for left arm and hand numbness was reopened but ultimately denied, while the claim for a left leg injury was also denied.

The veteran was granted an extension of the temporary total disability rating based on convalescence for three additional months through July 2005.

The Board denied service connection for palmar warts, claimed as a skin condition/rash, finding no evidence of exposure to herbicides and no direct link to service.

The appellant did not file a timely substantive appeal for the claim of entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before it was decided.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, entitlement to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, and reimbursement of burial and funeral expenses.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have gastroparesis, and therefore denied service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the veteran's VA compensation benefits on behalf of herself or her son, K.F., as there was no legal basis to support such a decision.

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion to determine if the veteran's death from cardiopulmonary arrest is related to service.

The Board denied the claims, finding that there was no evidence to support a relationship between the veteran's service-connected ankle disability and his stroke or that he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due solely to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral eye disability, as new and material evidence was not received.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including providing the appellant with proper VCAA notice and obtaining necessary evidence to determine if VA facilities were feasibly available during the relevant time period.