Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the appellant's bilateral hydrocele was aggravated by active military service, warranting service connection.

The veteran's application for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits was denied due to his income exceeding the statutory and regulatory limitations.

The Board found that the appellant was capable of self-support at age 18, and thus is not entitled to recognition as a 'child' for purposes of entitlement to VA benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for residuals of his tonsillectomy and service connection for a sinus disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking the sinus disorder to his service-connected tonsillectomy residuals.

The veteran's death was caused by cardiogenic shock due to hemolytic crises, and chronic lymphatic leukemia. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of her husband's death and accrued benefits based on a pending claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further action regarding his claim of service connection for dental trauma and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for poison ivy.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing medical evidence and clarification of the role of the veteran's service-connected tuberculosis in his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA medical records.

The Board has received notification from the veteran that they wish to withdraw their appeal, leading to the dismissal of the case.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim for spondylosis with spondylolisthesis, L5, S1 due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran claims compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for generalized weakness and paralysis allegedly caused by VA-administered vaccines in October 1998 and January 1999. The case is remanded to determine the cause of his symptoms.

The Board has granted an initial (compensable) evaluation of 10 percent for the service-connected erythematous, dyshidrotic-type rash of the right hand from July 27, 1994 to April 4, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 2, 1998 for service connection for mood disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's status-post diskectomy at L5-S1 and assigned an initial evaluation of 20 percent, effective June 30, 2002. The appeal is not about service connection but rather a claim for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected low back disability is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board has remanded the case for further action consistent with a Joint Motion, which requested a dose estimate from the Under Secretary of Health due to the appellant's spouse having died from a recognized radiogenic disease in 1972 and her contention that the veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation in service.

The May 1982 rating decision denied service connection for organic brain syndrome, concluding that the condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to conflicting opinions on whether the veteran currently has cardiomyopathy related to his mononucleosis during service.

The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to a rating of 20 percent for residuals of left elbow fracture prior to June 3, 1999 and from June 3, 1999.

The veteran's original claim for TDIU was received on February 26, 2001. The RO found that the evidence is 'mixed' inasmuch as he suffers from significant service-connected and nonservice-connected disabilities, including cancer of the renal pelvis, recurrent tumors of the urinary bladder, and a radical prostatectomy. The right lower extremities are all related to the motor vehicle accident during service.