Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim to establish her son as a helpless child, finding that there was no evidence showing he was permanently incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical defect prior to his eighteenth birthday.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a fracture of S-1 with traumatic arthritis is being remanded due to the need for further medical evaluation and consideration of updated criteria.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the veteran for purposes of receiving DIC benefits due to a separation that was not due to the fault of the appellant, but rather the fault of the veteran.

The veteran's service-connected urticaria is productive of recurrent episodes, but such episodes are not debilitating and do not require intermittent systemic immunosuppressive therapy for control. The Board finds that the criteria for a higher rating have not been met.

The Board found that the veteran's blindness due to keratoconus was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim. The right leg and hip disability were also not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The VA determined that the appellant's late husband did not have qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, and therefore does not meet the requirements for basic eligibility for VA benefits.

The veteran's claim of service connection for a foot disorder was denied as he failed to attend the requested VA examination and did not request another one.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a complete copy of the veteran's DD Form 1141 and preparing a dose estimate regarding his exposure to radiation. The appeal is now pending again with the Board.

The veteran's cortical cataracts were incurred during his military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for VA dental treatment as he does not meet the eligibility criteria based on his service-connected condition and other relevant factors.

The Board denied reopening the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's current right foot disability, including arthritis of the right foot, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and could not be presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the claim for an effective date earlier than August 1, 1993, for award and payment of death pension benefits due to lack of evidence supporting a prior application. The appellant's claim was based on alleged misinformation from VA, but there is no legal basis for an earlier effective date.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for service-connected stress fractures of the right and left tibia have been denied due to his failure to report for a scheduled VA examination. The claim for service connection of low back pain has also been denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right hand disability that is attributable to an injury or disease incurred in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence linking the cause of the veteran's death to his service-connected disability or his period of active duty service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found that the cause of death, small cell cancer and respiratory failure, was not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board found no evidence of radiation exposure during service and concluded that the veteran's multiple myeloma is not related to such exposure. The claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected chronic cystitis does not result in urine leakage, frequency, or obstructed voiding, and thus a compensable rating is denied.