Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for VA benefits based on the character of service, as the February 1987 RO decision is final.

The veteran is seeking service connection for his disability of the hips, characterized as bilateral degenerative joint disease. The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and examination.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral foot disorder is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence that the veteran's trigeminal neuralgia was caused by VA treatment, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Alzheimers/dementia as secondary to his service-connected left orbital and zygoma fracture with facial scar and hyperesthesia, finding insufficient evidence to support a link between the conditions.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected neuritis, lower extremities, finding that some of his symptoms are due to the service-connected condition and not solely to diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral carpel tunnel syndrome, finding that it did not have its onset during or immediately after service and was not related to his service-connected cervical spine disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lung disorder, other than bronchiectasis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is therefore denied.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen his claim for VA benefits, finding that the submitted evidence was not new and material.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for loss of the left testicle, but still denies it as there is no evidence linking the condition to active service.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, metastatic pancreatic cancer, was not related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a medical examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected retroperitoneal fibrosis. The claim will also be reconsidered in conjunction with a TDIU claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's body paralysis associated with a CVA accident is not service-connected, as there was no in-service occurrence or chronic disease manifestation within one year of discharge. The evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between the current condition and service.

The appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA educational assistance under Chapter 30 was denied as he did not contribute to the prior educational assistance program (VEAP) and therefore is not eligible.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication of the issues on appeal.

The veteran's application for VA health care without a copayment requirement was denied as her income exceeded the threshold for eligibility in 2001 and is not expected to be below this threshold in 2002.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a deep vein thrombosis that is attributable to military service or caused by any service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic gastrointestinal condition present in service or related to such service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's request for additional payment or reimbursement of unauthorized treatment in the form of services under the VA Fee Basis Home Health Care Program was denied as he is not service-connected and does not fall within the select group of veterans eligible for such benefits.