Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient medical evidence linking current skin and gastrointestinal disorders to service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death, legal entitlement to accrued benefits, and legal entitlement to non-service-connected death pension benefits due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for alcoholism and a disability manifested by a chemical imbalance, finding that the veteran's alcoholism was due to his own willful misconduct.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for prostatitis, which was previously denied in March 1984. The veteran's condition is now considered for de novo review.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for an ulcer disorder. The Board finds that the development of the ulcer disease was proximately due to the medication used to treat his service-connected left hip condition, thus granting service connection on a secondary basis.

The Board has vacated its previous decision and remanded the case for further development. The claim of service connection for bilateral defective vision will be reconsidered based on new evidence.

The Board has determined that further evidentiary development is necessary in this case due to the need for a VA examination regarding the etiology of the veteran's claimed systemic lupus erythematosus.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, but finds that traumatic brain disease was not incurred in service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for the residuals of fractures of multiple fingers of the left hand is being remanded due to VCAA compliance issues.

The Board has determined that the appellant's bilateral hip dysplasia and left groin pain and muscle strain were aggravated by military service, warranting service connection. However, her claim for an initial compensable rating for left groin pain and muscle strain is denied.

The Board has determined that neither Reiter's syndrome nor any other chronic foot pathology was present in service or manifested within one year of the veteran's discharge from service, and is not etiologically related to service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further action on claims of clear and unmistakable error in prior rating decisions, as well as the DIC claim under section 1318. The issues are intertwined and must be resolved before further appellate action can be taken.

The appeal is being remanded for additional development and adjudicative action.

The veteran's claim for a total rating for compensation based on individual unemployability is being remanded due to the need for additional development and adjudication.

The Board has determined that the appellant cannot be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA death benefits due to their divorce at the time of the veteran's death.

The veteran's appeal of the assigned rating for his respiratory disorder continues, and the case is remanded due to a need for pulmonary function testing.

The Board found that the veteran's current respiratory disorder was not incurred in service and is not related to her active duty. The preponderance of evidence indicates that it developed due to other factors, including smoking.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for malaria, finding that the veteran does not have active or residual malaria.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left thigh due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development and adjudication due to failure to provide proper VCAA notice.