Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of his claims file.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder as secondary to his service-connected residuals of perforating gunshot wound, right thoracic cavity with retained foreign body and denied his claim for an increased rating for that condition. The VA found no competent evidence showing a relationship between the service-connected condition and any current cardiovascular disorder.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected chronic sacroiliac strain warrants a 40 percent rating, which is the highest schedular evaluation available under the current criteria.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected cold injury conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 1, 1997 for service connection of post-operative spinal stenosis. The decision also addressed whether the veteran received notice of a June 10, 1994 rating decision regarding his claim to reopen service connection for back disability.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing umbilical hernia did not increase in severity during service and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability, including incontinence and an abnormal prostate condition, allegedly due to VA-provided radical retropubic prostatectomy performed in October 1997.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a partial gastrectomy, which he contends was caused by his service-connected hiatal hernia or other service-connected disabilities, or as a result of medications required for those service-connected disabilities, or was secondary to exposure to Agent Orange. The Board has determined that additional development is needed.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his post-operative fracture of the mandible is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of DeLuca v. Brown, 8 Vet. App. 202 (1995).

The Board has determined that the veteran's elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a direct link to his military service, and specifically denied any presumption based on Agent Orange exposure.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of additional disability as a result of VA treatment, and concluded that VA exercised proper skill and care in diagnosing and treating the veteran's condition.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a skin disorder, including porphyria cutanea tarda or a variant thereof, due to exposure to herbicide agents during his military service. The case has been remanded for additional development and medical examination.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and obtaining SSA records.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the veteran's surviving spouse, finding that she was divorced from him at the time of his death and did not meet the requirements to be considered a surviving spouse.

The veteran's claim is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to assess the severity of his post-surgical scars from basal cell carcinoma.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits as her husband had no recognized active service, and thus she is not considered a veteran for purposes of VA benefits.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 20 percent for the veteran's right hip strain, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board found that the appellant's late husband had no service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including the recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces. Therefore, he was not eligible for VA benefits based on his alleged World War II service.

The appellant is not eligible for DIC at the full-dollar rate due to her residency and citizenship status, despite her deceased husband having service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a videoconference hearing and allowing the appellant to change her representative.