Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's colon abnormality, characterized as benign neoplasms, punctate nodules or polyps, is a result of service and cannot be dissociated from his service-connected hemorrhoids.

The veteran's stepdaughter seeks accrued benefits, but the Board found no legal entitlement to such benefits as there were no unpaid VA benefits due at the time of his death.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an increased allowance for burial and plot benefits as the veteran was not service-connected for any disability at the time of his death, nor did he die from a service-connected cause. The maximum burial and plot allowances based on a nonservice-connected death have already been awarded to the appellant.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for varicose veins of the left lower extremity and atrial fibrillation, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased evaluation under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of influenza or pneumonia, and there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service. Therefore, the claims for service connection are denied.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's dysarthria, status post left carotid endarterectomy, effective June 21, 2002.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to inadequate VCAA notice.

The Board found that the cause of death was not related to service or a service-connected disability, leading to denial of the claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA death benefits due to her spouse not having qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, as certified by the NPRC.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the RO's June 2003 decision because there is no longer a controversy with respect to the April 2003 claim for TDIU benefits. The original 1992 claim remains pending and will be considered once jurisdiction over the appeal of the 1992 claim is returned to the Board.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral shin splints do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there is no evidence of more than slight knee or ankle disability.

The VA determined that the appellant does not have current residuals of a rib fracture incurred in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that there is no objective evidence of residual disability in the veteran's right middle finger post-synovectomy, and thus denied a compensable evaluation for his condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a question of law or fact for review due to the NAO granting entitlement to payment of private medical expenses incurred on May 22, 2002, and May 29, 2002.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal because he did not timely file a substantive appeal within one year of receiving notice of the November 2001 rating decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's shrapnel fragment wound residuals of the right arm warrant a rating of 30 percent, effective as of the date of the decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's HIV infection was incurred during his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's fungal infection in service, with subsequent scarring of the lung and poor healing, likely resulted in a bronchopleural fistula which contributed to cause his death.