Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the RO's April 2, 1987 decision establishing service connection for bowel dysfunction with loss of sphincter control was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of gunshot wounds to the left flank and scapula, currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an injury to his right ring finger and index finger, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has ordered a remand to gather more information about the veteran's income and medical expenses, specifically for the years 1992 through 1995. The goal is to determine if the overpayment was properly created and whether the veteran should be granted a waiver of recovery.

The Board has remanded the TDIU issue due to its inextricability from the service-connected ulcerative colitis claim.

The veteran's cause of death was not found to be related to service-connected conditions, and the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied.

The veteran's service-connected foot disorders are rated as moderately disabling, with the right foot having a higher rating than the left.

The Board denied service connection for a dental disorder and disability claimed as a spot on the lung, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or continuity of symptomatology thereafter.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of improved disability pension benefits, finding that his conduct constituted bad faith and thus precluded waiver.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for duodenal ulcer, currently evaluated as 20 percent disabling.

The veteran's claim for service connection for sclerosing cholangitis, including as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange during service, is being remanded due to the need to verify his Vietnam service and determine if he was exposed to herbicides. The case will also be reviewed after a new VA examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for death pension benefits as an adult helpless child of the veteran, finding that she was capable of self-support at the time she attained the age of 18.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his gunshot wound of the left thigh, finding that there was no evidence of current disability warranting a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and denied entitlement to Dependent's Educational Assistance. The evidence did not establish a causal link between the veteran's military service or his service-connected PTSD and the cause of death.

The case is being remanded for further development and readjudication, including notification under the VCAA.

The veteran's single service-connected gastrointestinal disorder does not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his age and other nonservice-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the veteran's meningioma is related to exposure to ionizing radiation and whether he had official military duties within 10 miles of either Hiroshima or Nagasaki.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and thus no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the merits of the case.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected back injury with spondylolysis of L4-L5 and grade I spondylolisthesis of L5-S1, currently rated at 40 percent. The RO has ordered additional development to include a VA examination and review of the claims file.

The Board has determined that the veteran's thigh disability is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected residuals of rheumatic fever, and thus grants service connection for this condition.