Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's right elbow disability is related to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a psychiatric opinion regarding the appellant's sanity at the time of discharge.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected right and left knee disabilities, as well as her claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical services. The case is remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide proper notification under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's gum disability to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected status post cholecystectomy with sphincter of Oddi dysfunction was granted a 30 percent evaluation from August 1, 2000.

The veteran died from heart failure due to a heart attack. At the time of his death, he had service-connected disabilities including PTSD, splenectomy, limitation of motion of the left ankle, hiatal hernia, tennis elbow on the right, tinnitus, and hearing loss. However, none of these conditions were rated as 100% disabling for at least ten years prior to his death or continuously rated as totally disabled for five years after discharge from service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an epidermoid tumor of the splenium of the corpus callosum and his cause of death due to systemic sepsis as a consequence of bilateral pneumonia and urinary tract infection, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for an epidermoid tumor of the splenium of the corpus callosum and for the cause of the veteran's death. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a finding of service connection, as the condition is not shown to have been present in service or for many years thereafter, nor is it linked to any event of service or claimed exposure to Agent Orange during service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board found that the veteran's myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has vacated its previous decision and is remanding the case back to the RO for further consideration of a February 2004 independent medical opinion. The appellant's claim will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The Board determined that the cause of death, metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil, was not caused or substantially contributed to by active military service.

The VA treatment did not result in any additional, permanent disability involving liver damage or mouth ulcers. The veteran's claims for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $12,506.00 in VA pension benefits was due to administrative error and granted a waiver.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's through and through gunshot wound of the abdomen with Muscle Group XIX involvement, finding that his disability is at least moderately severe.

The Board previously denied service connection for duodenal ulcer disease in 1955, finding that the condition pre-existed service and was not aggravated by military service. The current appeal seeks to reopen this claim with new evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a 1977 rating decision that initially denied service connection for arthritis and a nervous disorder. The appeal is based on new evidence presented after the initial denial.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's left foot disability, finding that the current disability level does not warrant a higher than 10 percent evaluation.

The veteran's appeal for monetary benefits for his daughter, who has a mental illness attributed to her father's exposure to herbicides in Vietnam, is denied. The claim for an increased rating for tinnitus remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for herpes, finding that there is no competent evidence showing current disability or a link between service and the condition.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and further development of his claim.