Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of carbon tetrachloride exposure and determined that there is no evidence to support a finding that he currently experiences such residuals. The Board found that his current psychiatric disability, if present, is not related to his in-service exposure to carbon tetrachloride.

The RO denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for varicose veins of the legs, finding that he did not submit new and material evidence.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a bilateral leg disorder and pulmonary embolism. The Board has determined that additional development, including medical examination, is needed before the claims can be decided.

The Board found that the veteran did not have a recognized service-connected psychiatric disorder, such as PTSD, involved in his suicide. The appellant's testimony regarding the cause of the veteran's death was deemed insufficient to establish a connection between the suicide and service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran currently has residuals of a fractured jaw and/or a broken blood vessel, left temple area incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not have qualifying service for VA benefits and is therefore not a veteran.

The Board has determined that the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is related etiologically to exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange) during his period of active service, warranting service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his residuals of cold injury to both feet, finding that there was no evidence meeting the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's non-ulcer dyspepsia, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board found that the appellant's deceased husband did not have qualifying service as a veteran, and thus denied her claim for VA death benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for back injury residuals and dental trauma residuals, finding no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a disability manifested by head and/or facial pains, as well as his claim for an increased evaluation for tremor of the left hand. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.

The Board denied service connection for malaria and a condition manifested by breast and stomach pain (diagnosed as peptic ulcer disease) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that there was no evidence showing VA treatment resulted in additional disability and that the proximate cause of any disability was not due to VA fault.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected chronic left pyelonephritis does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent due to lack of evidence supporting more severe symptoms or disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for payment of VA educational assistance benefits based on her participation in a training program at [redacted] School of [redacted]therapy, finding that approval had been withdrawn by the institution and that she did not meet the legal requirements for such benefits.

The Board found no CUE in the October 1968 rating decision that failed to grant SMC based on loss of use of the left foot. The veteran's conditions were service-connected, but the appeal was denied as there was no evidence of CUE.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking the veteran's fatal condition to his military service or any presumptive conditions associated with herbicide exposure.

The VA has remanded the case for a current examination to determine the severity of the veteran's service-connected pleurisy and pneumothorax, as the pre-drug testing in the recent pulmonary function test may have indicated worsening.

The cause of the veteran's death, malignant thymoma, is not considered to be related to his military service.