Other conditions Board decisions

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development and consideration of the veteran's claim for service connection for idiopathic cardiomyopathy, including as secondary to his service-connected thyroid hypertrophy.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's right foot disability, as the evidence did not show that his condition warranted a rating higher than 10 percent.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and consideration of recent changes in rating criteria.

The Board denied the claim that the veteran's cause of death was service-connected, finding no evidence linking any service-connected condition to his accidental death from intoxication.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's right fifth finger fracture with mallet deformity as secondary to his already service-connected fourth metacarpal fracture.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left great toe fracture is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination.

The Board has determined that an examination is necessary to clarify whether the veteran currently has cataracts and if so, whether this disability is causally related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and a need for medical opinion regarding the cause of death. The veteran's cancer may be related to his Vietnam-era herbicide exposure.

The Board found no evidence of a right facial injury or its residuals in service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a left thigh disorder, finding that new and material evidence was not received. The August 1997 rating decision is final.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the appellant's service and denied his claim for service connection.

The VA has determined that the veteran's right knee disability, characterized as infrapatellar tendonitis, does not warrant a higher disability evaluation than the current 10 percent rating.

The Board found that the veteran's lung disorder, including emphysema, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected traumatic laceration of the tongue does not warrant a compensable evaluation, and his headaches do not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further action, including referral of the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of overpayment to the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected wounds contributed to his death, granting the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA aid and attendance examination.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining alternate in-service medical records and scheduling a VA special audiologic examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 1, 2000, for an amended rate of non-service-connected pension benefits due to the birth of his dependent child (S.). The decision stated that there was no legal basis for retroactive payment and that the notice of S.'s birth was received more than one year after the dependency arose.