Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board has granted service connection for nausea, insomnia, and lack of concentration as due to an undiagnosed illness incurred during the veteran's Southwest Asia Theater of operations service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to hypertensive cardiomyopathy, concluding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.

The veteran's surviving spouse is granted reimbursement for private medical expenses incurred from May 29, 2000, to June 5, 2000.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination to determine if the veteran's left foot disorder is related to his service.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current peripheral vascular disease and residuals are service-connected.

The Board found that the veteran's dementia, loss of taste, and stomach disorders other than gastritis were not incurred in or aggravated by military service. The evidence did not support a finding of continuity of symptomatology from service to present.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, currently characterized as schizoaffective disorder depressed, was incurred during his active service.

The Board found that the veteran's diagnosed neurocytic neoplasm of the brain was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty service and was not due to radiation exposure during active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for a rash on the right hand and shortness of breath, finding no chronic disability manifested by these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran did not have qualifying service for pension benefits and denied the claim.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for angioneurotic edema from the date of claim. The veteran's post-operative appendicitis post-intestinal obstruction is rated at the maximum schedular rating.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for pleural fibrosis and residuals of histoplasmosis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration under revised rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the case to schedule a hearing before a traveling Member of the Board, and to notify the veteran of all VCAA requirements.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an increased special apportionment of her husband's VA benefits, finding that hardship was not shown and that the veteran reasonably discharged his responsibility for supporting their child.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU benefits is being remanded to the RO for additional development and notification.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for photophobia, finding that there is no current evidence of a disability or underlying disease causing photophobia.

The Board denied a higher rating for the veteran's low back disability, which was previously rated at 40 percent since April 13, 1989, and increased to 60 percent effective December 6, 1994. The claim is being remanded for further development.

The veteran is appealing for a higher initial rating for his service-connected duodenal ulcer. The RO found clear and unmistakable error in the April 7, 1955 rating decision that denied service connection for the condition. The RO assigned an initial 10 percent rating for the condition based on it being aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for basal cell carcinoma, claimed as due to exposure to ionizing radiation. However, the decision on the merits of the reopened claim is not provided.