Other conditions decisions — 2016

The Board found that the Veteran's current gastrointestinal disorder is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability as residuals of an August 1994 left hernia repair, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the initial evaluations for intervertebral disc syndrome, bilateral shin splints, and stress fractures of the left and right tibia. The Board does not have jurisdiction to review these issues as they are dismissed.

The Veteran's cold injury residuals of the lower extremities, specifically cold sensitivity of the feet, are found to have been incurred during service due to exposure to extreme cold weather. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous condition, but denied all other claims due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the loss of a creative organ, finding that May 21, 2001 is the appropriate effective date as there was no prior pending claim and the Veteran did not file one before this date.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the appellant's petition to reopen her claim for reinstatement of VA death benefits as the surviving spouse of the Veteran, finding that new and material evidence had not been received since the July 2002 Board decision.

The Veteran and the Appellant were married for less than a year prior to the Veteran's death. The Board finds that the Appellant does not meet the legal requirements for recognition as the surviving spouse for VA death benefit purposes.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's cold injury residuals of the right and left feet have been granted increased ratings to 30 percent effective May 28, 2010.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of malaria and there is no evidence linking any symptoms to service. The claim for service connection for malaria was denied.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent from May 23, 2008, to September 19, 2011, and from November 1, 2011, to the present for impingement syndrome, status post fracture of the left clavicle.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his heart attack was related to military service and exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current systemic connective tissue disease, specifically diagnosed as lupus, had its onset during active military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's current dental disability does not meet the criteria for service connection as it is not due to trauma or disease such as osteomyelitis, and therefore denied her claim.

The Veteran's claim for eligibility to Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance is granted as he served after June 30, 1985 and his discharge was due to parenthood.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a VLJ's absence and the Veteran's request for another hearing.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected exertional compartment syndrome (ECS) is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and opinion regarding his symptoms, impairment, and limitation of motion related to ECS.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hysterectomy was not caused by her service-connected chronic cervicitis, and thus denied her claim for residuals of chronic cervicitis. The kidney infections are found to be related to service.