Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 1, 2000 for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance. The decision found that the veteran abandoned his November 1998 informal claim and did not provide VA with further evidence by November 1999.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete evidence and a need to clarify the disability claimed.

The Board found that the veteran does not require treatment for a duodenal ulcer or amebiasis, and thus denied his request for an increased rating.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected shrapnel wound to the left calf is being remanded due to inadequate examination and need for additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to be recognized as a former prisoner of war, finding that his imprisonment by Japanese forces did not constitute being held as a prisoner of war.

The veteran's claims for service connection for stomach disorder and ulcers are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from various hospitals where he was treated during his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed residuals of a broken arm are not related to his period of active military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's death was due to gastric adenocarcinoma, which he complained of for a significant period prior to its discovery. The appellant claims that the VA failed to diagnose and treat his condition promptly, leading to his premature death.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of cerebral ataxia, which was previously denied in August 1998. The reopened claim will now be reviewed.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and found that new evidence shows R.M., Jr. became permanently incapable of self-support prior to his eighteenth birthday, allowing him to be recognized as a 'child' of the veteran for VA purposes.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a supraglottic mass in the hypopharynx and larynx areas is being remanded due to incomplete records, lack of medical examination, and need for further evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's current spinal condition and loss of feeling in the left foot were not caused by VA treatment, including prostate surgery performed in May 1998. Therefore, compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied.

The Board found no evidence of pneumonia during service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's heart disease was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to his service-connected GERD.

The VA granted service connection for dementia due to head trauma and assigned a 10 percent evaluation effective October 9, 1992.

The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for impotency and bilateral groin pain resulting from VA medical treatment, but the case must be remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's substantive appeal from the June 1997 denial of a compensable rating for a hammertoe deformity was timely filed, and thus grants the appeal.

The veteran's skin disability and bilateral hearing loss were not granted service connection, and the noncompensable rating for his hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for improved death pension benefits due to her income exceeding the maximum allowable limit.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and VCAA compliance.