Other conditions Board decisions

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected HIV infection, currently rated at 60 percent.

The veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder contributed to his death from congestive heart failure. His 100% disability rating for the condition was in effect at the time of his death.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration of the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and for a compensable evaluation for the residuals of a tonsillectomy.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for cold injury to hands and feet, finding no evidence of a current disability or a link between the claimed condition and his military service.

The Board denied a higher rating for service-connected residuals, stress fracture of the posterior ramus of the left hip and granted a 10 percent rating for residuals, stress fracture of the calcaneus of the right foot.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for cellulitis of the scalp and groin is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's right middle finger disability, which is rated as ankylosis under Diagnostic Code 5226. The condition is productive of severe pain and loss of grip strength.

The Board and the RO have previously denied service connection for the cause of death, finding no evidence linking it to service or a service-connected disability. The appellant has submitted new medical literature but this evidence is not considered material as it does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board found that the appellant and the veteran were legally divorced in March 1981, and thus did not meet the requirements to be recognized as the surviving spouse for VA benefits purposes.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to VCAA compliance issues, and the appellant's claim for service connection for a right eye disability will be reviewed again with proper notice and assistance.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's right wrist disability, finding that the current 10 percent rating is the maximum provided for limitation of motion of the wrist.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic prostatitis, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board found no current diagnosis of malaria and denied service connection for the condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for gastritis and whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of service connection for a functional heart murmur.

The veteran's gout and detached sesamoid of the left medial MTP joint are currently rated at 20 percent, with no higher rating due to less than three attacks per year.

The veteran's cause of death was service-connected lymphoma. The appellant is entitled to DIC benefits as she married the veteran within 15 years after his separation from service and had been married for more than one year.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right hand injury residuals and high cholesterol are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Board found that the appellant's late husband did not have qualifying service to be eligible for VA benefits, and thus denied basic eligibility for VA death benefits.

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

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's request for withdrawal of his appeal prior to a decision being made.