Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claims for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance by another person, and housebound rate are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence and the need for additional VA examinations.

The VA determined that the veteran's hairless lesions on his back do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent, as they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on their current symptoms and clinical findings.

The Board found that the appellant's spouse did not have qualifying military service for VA benefits, and therefore denied basic eligibility for VA death benefits.

The Board found that the veteran was not at fault in creating the overpayment and that recovery would defeat the purpose of the pension program. Therefore, the debt was waived.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals from a gunshot wound to the left chest did cause or contribute substantially to his death due to pneumonia.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his brain tumor and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for pre-cancerous growths (polyps) status post colonoscopy as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation, concluding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of peptic ulcer disease, finding that the submitted evidence was not new and material.

The veteran is seeking service connection for an eye disability, but the Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for a medical examination.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 30 percent for osteomyelitis of the left leg, effective from when the claim was filed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil is related to his exposure to Agent Orange during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim, finding that his discharge under dishonorable conditions was due to a felony conviction for first degree murder and not insanity at the time of the offense.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility to receive VA death pension benefits as her late husband did not have qualifying active service in the United States Armed Forces required for such benefits.

The veteran's claim for service connection for astigmatism and presbyopia (claimed as bilateral vision loss) is denied. The VA has assigned a 10% disability evaluation for his bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post traumatic stress disorder, finding that his current diagnosis is due to combat exposure during military service.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the left knee and a separate 10 percent evaluation for post-operative right knee scar with retained foreign bodies. The veteran's right knee disability is currently rated as 20 percent disabling.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of rheumatic fever are currently asymptomatic and do not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35 due to lack of evidence showing a direct link between military service and the cause of death.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for gastrointestinal disability, to include postoperative acute intestinal obstruction, due to new and material evidence received since the November 1990 rating decision.