Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for carcinoma of the lower lip and emphysema, both claimed as secondary to tobacco use in service. The evidence did not support a finding that nicotine dependence was acquired during service or that post-service tobacco use caused these conditions.

The VA has determined that the veteran's right hip disability, post-total right hip replacement, does not warrant a rating higher than 50 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for a torn right medial meniscus and headaches, both currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the service-connected gynecological disabilities (uterine leiomyoma, genital herpes, atypical squamous cell and chronic cervicitis) effective from April 4, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for head injury with memory loss, postoperative residuals of pituitary and brain tumors, and a bilateral eye disorder (claimed as nerve damage), finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for his service-connected spondylolisthesis of L5-S1, finding that the disability manifested by pain throughout the ranges of back motion without neurologic impairment or ankylosis.

The veteran's service-connected right posterior thigh disability is rated at 20 percent, effective from June 1992. His left calf disability remains at a 10 percent rating.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for the residuals of an insect bite to the right leg, with a 100% disability rating effective from February 25, 1994.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not have valid military service for VA benefits and therefore denied their claim.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a disability incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of bullet wound causing compound fracture upper third left tibia and fibula, requiring skin grafting with residuals of severe injury anterior muscles of left leg.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA examiner's opinion regarding the origin of the veteran's heart problems and whether they are related to his service.

The veteran's death was not service-connected due to the cause of his death (renal cell carcinoma and ALS) being unrelated to any in-service disease or injury. The claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 also lacks legal entitlement.

The Board found that the veteran's arthritis of multiple joints did not have its onset in service or preexist service and was not permanently worsened therein, nor was it diagnosed within one year after separation from service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant's military service does not meet threshold service eligibility requirements for VA pension benefits due to lack of qualifying wartime service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further procedural development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and readjudicating his claims of entitlement to special consideration for paired organs and extremities pursuant to 38 C.F.R. � 3.383 (2004) and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for lung and liver disorders, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to toxic chemicals. The claim for reopening a bipolar disorder was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current residuals of a head injury, including a nervous disorder, are related to his service and grants service connection for these conditions.

The appellant is not eligible for accrued benefits as a child of the deceased veteran due to age and other eligibility criteria.