Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of the veteran's service-connected dorsal spine disability.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current chronic respiratory disorder and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and therefore has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The veteran's claim for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits is being remanded due to the need to verify his service and provide VCAA notice.

The veteran died from restrictive caridio-myopathy and congestive heart failure, which were not service-connected. The appellant is not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for trichophytosis of both feet due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board finds that payment or reimbursement of the cost of unauthorized medical service provided by a private hospital from June 1, 2000 to June 5, 2000 is warranted based on the veteran's critical condition and the inability to safely transfer him to VA facilities prior to June 5, 2000.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right elbow and hand disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's current neck disorder is not related to his active service and denied the claim.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected angioneurotic edema was denied as he failed to report for VA examinations scheduled in May, June, July 2003 and September 2004. The RO determined that the veteran had not provided good cause for his failure to appear.

The veteran's phlebitis of the left leg has been rated at 10 percent prior to February 25, 2003 and at 40 percent since then. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted for either period.

The Board found that the veteran's current neurological condition, including acromegaly, is not related to his head injury during service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right zygoma and maxilla do not warrant a compensable disability evaluation, as there is no evidence of moderate or severe displacement of the mandible.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in VCAA notification and further development is required for both service connection for the cause of death and recognition as the surviving spouse.

The Board has denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his service connection claim for a respiratory disability, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected avascular necrosis of the right femoral head, status post core decompression, warrants a restoration of a 30 percent evaluation effective February 1, 2002.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his withdrawal of the issue regarding whether he submitted a timely substantive appeal to a June 2002 rating decision that denied his claim for service connection for diverticulitis with colon resection status post colostomy with fecal incontinence as secondary to peptic ulcer disease, status post total gastrectomy. The veteran's other claims of entitlement to increased ratings and TDIU remain pending.

The Board found that the veteran's current heart condition, diagnosed as ischemia, did not arise during active service or within one year following discharge. The claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining her Social Security medical records and ensuring strict compliance with the provisions of the VCAA.

The Board has deferred appellate adjudication of the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for service-connected prepyloric ulcer due to the need for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA C&P examination.