Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical examination and treatment records, requiring further development of the claim.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence did not relate the cause of the veteran's death to his military service.

The RO has denied the appellant's claim for death benefits as a surviving spouse due to her not meeting legal requirements. The case is being remanded for further action, including scheduling an appropriate hearing.

The veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations and a social and industrial survey.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), was not caused by or related to his service. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen for eligibility to VA benefits due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a left hand disorder and determined that new evidence supports this reopening. The Board also found that the current condition is not related to military service.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the hands, finding no competent medical evidence linking it to service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for pseudoaphakia of the right eye.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the appellant's claim for the proceeds of her deceased husband's NSLI policy. The ROIC denied the appellant's entitlement to the proceeds in September 1995, but did not provide a specific reason.

The veteran's claim for disability compensation due to a shortened penis with dysfunction resulting from treatment at a VA medical facility in 1993 is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral defective hearing and a neck disorder, finding that there was no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The veteran's schizoaffective disorder was rated at 70 percent from the date of service connection to April 3, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosed stomach disorder and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The veteran's death was caused by metastatic lung carcinoma, which the appellant contends is related to nicotine dependence acquired in service. The Board has requested a VA medical opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's lung cancer and death were due to nicotine dependence acquired during his military service.

The veteran's right thigh gunshot wound residuals and left hand shell fragment wound residuals are currently rated at 10 percent each. The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a higher rating for either condition, as they do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under applicable VA regulations.

The VA determined that the veteran's lumbar spine disability, which includes a fracture to the L-4 vertebra, does not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 20 percent.

The veteran's service-connected post-operative residuals of a cystectomy of the right mandible with paresthesia are not entitled to an increased rating as they do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8409.

The Board finds that the evidence is in approximate balance, and concludes that service connection for a fungal infection of the feet may be granted due to reasonable doubt being resolved in favor of the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for adenocarcinoma of sigmoid colon, status post-operative, as due to exposure to herbicides. The evidence did not show a link between his condition and his military service or presumed exposure to herbicides.