Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, progressive adenocarcinoma, is not service-connected and denied both claims for service connection and Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board determined that the veteran's left leg disability was not incurred in service and denied his claim for service connection. The skin disability claim, including exposure to herbicides, is pending.

The VA has granted a 40 percent rating for right leg varicose veins effective from September 18, 2002.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ankylosing spondylitis was not incurred or aggravated in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that there were no accrued benefits available for the appellant's claim of reimbursement for burial expenses, as she did not provide evidence showing she actually paid any of her mother's burial expenses.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a liver disease or disorder manifested by elevated liver enzymes, finding that there was no current diagnosis and ruling out an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher initial rating for his service-connected residuals of colon cancer, finding that the evidence did not support entitlement to either benefit.

The VA determined that the veteran's current pulmonary disorder is not related to his service, specifically noting that there was no evidence linking his in-service pneumonia to his current condition.

The veteran's skin disorders were not shown to be related to service or herbicide exposure, and the claim is denied.

The veteran's claim is being remanded for further development, including adjudicating whether clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was committed in a previous rating decision. The effective date of the special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ will also be determined.

The VA has denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable disability ratings for rhabdomyolysis and Osgood-Schlatter disease, finding that there is no evidence of current disabilities or symptoms related to these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a neurological examination to determine the extent of his right upper extremity disability and whether it affects locomotion.

The Board finds that the veteran's skin disorders, including actinic keratosis and basal cell carcinoma, were reasonably due to service. The evidence supports a finding of direct service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a mitral valve prolapse and an increased rating for hypertension. The veteran did not have a mitral valve prolapse during or within one year after military service, nor is it due to his service-connected hypertension.

The veteran's daughter, who is the appellant, does not meet the eligibility criteria for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35 due to her reaching the age of 26 before the effective date of the veteran's permanent and total disability rating.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his shrapnel fragment wound (SFW) in the chest is being remanded due to procedural issues and the need for additional examination.

The Board denied service connection for refractive error and granted a noncompensable evaluation for peripheral neuropathy of the left foot, effective from July 1, 2001. The veteran's claim for an increased rating was withdrawn.

The veteran's death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated during service, and he did not have qualifying service for nonservice-connected death pension benefits. The claim is denied.

The Board has determined that the appeal is moot due to a decision by the RO granting the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of educational assistance benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his fractured mandible, concluding that the residuals were not disabling enough to warrant such a rating.