Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's tongue and throat cancers to his military service or exposure to herbicides, thus denying his claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of verification of the appellant's military service for purposes of the FVECF. The appellant must provide evidence showing his requisite service.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have any chronic physical residuals related to his in-service acute heat prostration, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.

The case is currently under appeal and needs further development before the RO, including scheduling a hearing for the appellant. The issue remains unresolved as it pertains to recognition of the Veteran's surviving spouse status.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's colitis and colon cancer were caused by VA medical care or reasonably foreseeable events.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the claim was reopened and granted on June 11, 2008, which is the earliest possible effective date under VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the case to allow for a Travel Board hearing at the St. Paul RO, as requested by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected retropatellar pain syndrome of the right and left knees have been rated at 10 percent each since September 7, 2002. The RO has granted initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for both knees.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and providing a new VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current neurologic disability of the left lower extremity.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's leukemia was related to his military service. The appellant must provide additional evidence or respond to the SSOC before the case is returned to the Board.

The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing right ear condition did not increase in severity during his service and is not otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of entitlement to service connection for neurally mediated hypotension, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the appellant missed the one-year deadline to file for accrued benefits.

The Board denied an extra-schedular rating for the Veteran's service-connected coccygodynia, currently rated as 10 percent. The Veteran failed to report to a scheduled October 2011 VA examination and his claim was denied due to failure to provide good cause.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's current sinus disorder is not causally or etiologically related to his time in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right leg disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied his claim.

CS is not considered a dependent for purposes of additional compensation throughout the appeal.,SB was added as a dependent effective November 9, 2010.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a complete clinical review and opinion from Dr. E.S.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability evaluation for his inguinal hernia repair is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of new evidence.