Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant withdrew their appeal through their authorized representative.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral cataracts and retinal detachment of the left eye, concluding that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board finds that the veteran's multiple systemic atrophy, olivopontine cerebellar degeneration is related to his in-service exposure to herbicides and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant may be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefit purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 28, 1987 for a grant of service connection for bilateral blindness with light perception only due to glaucoma and function loss. The decision found that the preponderance of evidence did not support an earlier effective date.

The appellant's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The VA denied the appellant's claim to reopen her previously denied service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been received. The cause of death was determined to be beri-beri (adult), which is not related to service.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for residuals of frozen feet were denied. The RO confirmed and continued the existing ratings, with no changes in evaluation.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected right eye disability and any current left eye disorder. The case will be returned to the Board after completion of this development.

The Board has granted service connection for arteriosclerosis cardiovascular disease, finding that the condition is directly related to active duty service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral keratoconus was denied as there is no evidence of a disease or injury during service, and the condition did not manifest within the applicable presumptive period. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence was against the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected skin disability, manifested by actinic keratoses with residuals of basal cell carcinoma, does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent under either the old or new VA rating criteria.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to procedural issues, and his claims for increased rating and earlier effective date are still pending.

The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the residuals (musculoskeletal) of a calcified right arm hematoma, based on functional limitations. A separate rating in excess of 10 percent for a residual surgical scar as secondary to the right arm hematoma is not warranted.

The Board found that the veteran's basal cell carcinoma was not caused by his time in service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's current sleep disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, including a duodenal ulcer, finding no evidence of such a condition during or within one year after service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for degenerative disk disease, previously evaluated as a lumbosacral strain, is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of updated regulations.

The veteran died of a brain tumor, which the VA determined was not related to his service or exposure to Agent Orange. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the cause of death to service connection.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for postgastrectomy syndrome and a compensable evaluation for residuals of an appendectomy was denied by the Board. The veteran's appendectomy scar is not tender, painful, poorly nourished or unstable.