Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has vacated its previous decision and is remanding the case for further development of evidence, including consideration of additional evidence not previously considered by the Board.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a travel board hearing. The specific issues of evaluating neurogenic bladder dysfunction and bowel dysfunction are still pending.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for spondylolisthesis and spondylosis of the low back from February 4, 1997. The current evaluation is 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the April 1981 rating decision contained clear and unmistakable error in failing to consider a previously unacted-upon claim filed by the veteran on February 4, 1975. As such, service connection for toxic psychosis is granted with an effective date of January 31, 1975.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is being remanded due to procedural defects in notification and development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lichen planus warrants a 10 percent rating, effective from August 2003.

The veteran is appealing the recoupment of overpayment of VA disability pension benefits. The issue before the Board is whether the overpayment has been properly recouped by VA.

The veteran's initial 10% ratings for postoperative residuals of a right toe medial hallux and left bunionectomy and lateral hallux have been granted. The RO has ordered further VA examination to determine if higher ratings are warranted based on additional clinical findings.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a diagnosed current disability of his right arm and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for complications from a bypass surgery performed in 1998, but the claim has been remanded due to lack of clarification and need for further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits, finding that his request was not timely filed within the 180-day period following notification of the overpayment.

The VA denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of her husband's death, attributing it to colo-rectal carcinoma and linking it to Agent Orange exposure during his Vietnam service. The July 1994 rating decision became final.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for a scar on his left knee, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma service connection claim. The case is being remanded for further development.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his T-11 fracture residuals and whether his lumbar spine disability is related to an in-service motor vehicle accident. The claim for service connection will be reconsidered based on this additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of July 1, 1993, for the apportionment of his VA disability compensation benefits to his spouse and three minor children. The decision stated that the first time the VA was aware of their existence was in September 1998, which is when the special apportionment award could be no earlier than October 1, 1998.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for lichen planus of the legs, effective from June 27, 2001. The veteran's tinnitus and left ear hearing loss were each assigned initial noncompensable evaluations.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim. The decision is based on the lack of evidence linking the veteran's death to a condition incurred or aggravated in service.

The appellant's spouse does not have verified active military service with the U.S. Armed Forces, and therefore is ineligible for VA benefits.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right elbow disability is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence and a request for review by the agency of original jurisdiction.