Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's right testicle is atrophied, but there is no evidence of left testicle atrophy. Therefore, an initial compensable rating for his service-connected status post-operative right testis strangulation is denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence showing a disease or injury incurred during ACDUTRA, and thus did not meet the basic eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The veteran claims a cardiac disability is related to his service-connected PTSD. The VA has not provided an examination by a cardiologist, which was requested in the past. This case is being remanded for further development.

The appellant is eligible to receive Chapter 35 educational benefits due to her spouse's death while rated totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected disability.

The veteran's right eye blindness is currently rated at 10 percent, and the appeal seeks a higher rating.

The veteran seeks service connection for a chronic dermatological condition claimed as chloracne, which he believes is related to his exposure to Agent Orange during his military service. The VA has not yet determined if the veteran was exposed to Agent Orange and needs further evidence to make this determination.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the reduction in disability compensation rate for a period of hospitalization. The validity of the debt and the application for waiver are also under review.

The Board found that the veteran's left testicle atrophy and groin herniation were not incurred or aggravated by active service. The claim to reopen his low back disability was granted due to new evidence provided since the final November 1963 rating decision.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for recognition as the veteran's widow for purposes of VA death pension benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to September 1, 2002, for the termination of his daughter's apportionment of his VA disability compensation benefits.

The Board has determined that the RO's decision to deny reopening of the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death was not supported by evidence, and has therefore remanded the case back to the RO for further action.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the need to comply with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear otitis media does not warrant an initial compensable disability evaluation.

The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a chronic left eye disability that allegedly resulted from VA medical treatment in 2000. The case has been remanded to obtain additional information and evidence, including a VA ophthalmologic examination.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for scheduling a personal hearing via videoconferencing, and then returning it to the Board.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current bilateral foot disability or pilonidal cyst residuals, and whether they are related to service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for incomplete paralysis of the right ulnar and radial nerves is being remanded due to a misinterpretation of his service-connected history. The RO should correctly rate the veteran's disability on the basis of the evidence of record, including VA examination reports.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, sepsis with a right foot gangrene, was not incurred or aggravated by service and is not related to any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for his service-connected Klippel-Feil syndrome and service connection for his right C1 and C2 hemilaminectomies and resection of bony protuberances with subsequent near total pons infarction, finding that these conditions were not related to his service or a service-connected disorder.