Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's duodenal ulcer with hiatal hernia is not moderate in severity and does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The veteran's fungal infection of the right foot is manifested by constant itching with lesions, fissures, scaling and hyperpigmentation. The condition does not extend over an area of more than 40 percent of the entire body or more than 40 percent of exposed areas, but has required constant systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs.

The Board determined that the cause of the veteran's death was not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disease or injury, and therefore denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and the claim for dependents' educational assistance.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his chronic prostatitis and nonspecific urethritis, currently rated at 30 percent. The condition did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board found that the veteran's discharge under conditions other than honorable did not bar him from receiving VA benefits due to compelling circumstances warranting his prolonged unauthorized absence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's somatization disorder warrants a 70% evaluation, but his left chest shell fragment wound residuals issue is remanded for further review.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal regarding her right fourth and fifth digit Tailor bunions, post operative, as she did not file a timely substantive appeal within one year of the April 2001 rating decision.

The veteran is seeking compensation for disability resulting from prostate surgery performed at a VA facility in January 1996, and also seeks special monthly compensation based on housebound status. The case has been remanded due to procedural issues and the need for additional development.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including additional examinations and consideration of his increased evaluation claims under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 3.321(b)(1) (2003).

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the assignment of a 10 percent initial evaluation for the veteran's service-connected gunshot wound, scar of medial aspect of the left thigh with muscle involvement. The effective date remains unchanged.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to gastric cancer, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and could not be presumed to have been caused by service.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of residuals from a head injury or jaw injury, and thus service connection for these conditions cannot be granted.

The Board determined that the veteran's April 1998 notice of disagreement was timely, and thus allowed him to proceed with his appeal for an earlier effective date for pension benefits.

The veteran is seeking service connection for facial and chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident during active duty. The Board has ordered additional development to determine the nature of these conditions, including whether they are related to his military service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for compensation due to a myocardial infarction resulting from VA treatment in May 1999 was denied as the claim was not filed within one year of the injury or aggravation.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected musculoskeletal reaction, now diagnosed as intervertebral disc syndrome, is being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration under the revised rating criteria.

The Board has denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for malaria. The RO previously denied this claim in June 1980, and no new or material evidence has been submitted since then.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a brain tumor and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under Chapter 35, Title 38. The decision found that there was no evidence showing a service-connected disability caused or contributed to the veteran's death.