Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for atrial fibrillation and basal cell carcinoma, finding that both conditions began during active duty.

The veteran withdrew his appeals, and the appeal is dismissed as no justiciable case or controversy remains.

The Board has determined that the veteran's neck pain is related to a motor vehicle accident during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's foot condition, claimed as jungle rot, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury, finding that the pre-existing condition was not aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to service connection for a stomach disorder and has not submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a nervous disorder.

The Board finds that the record is unacceptably incomplete and requires further procedural and evidentiary actions to determine the proper monthly rate of education benefits for courses taken since May 30, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current skin disorders to exposure during service or events related to service.

The Board has determined that an effective date of July 13, 1992 is warranted for the grant of service connection for dizziness and disequilibrium (secondary to service-connected otitis media and hearing loss).

The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for cardiovascular disease is being denied.

The VA denied an initial compensable evaluation for pituitary microadenoma, finding that the condition was well-controlled with medication and did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran knowingly signed a false affidavit in support of another individual's claim for VA benefits, leading to a forfeiture of his rights under 38 U.S.C.A. § 6103(a).

The Board found that the appellant's claim for accrued benefits was not timely filed and denied it.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his right ankle disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for weakness, loss of concentration, a skin rash, sinus arrhythmia, and hot and cold sensitivity, all to include as secondary to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is set at December 29, 2000.

The veteran's claim is being remanded to address whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the July 1986 administrative determination that his October 1985 injury was due to his own willful misconduct, as well as whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a 1986 administrative determination of misconduct.

The VA has confirmed and continued a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's abdominal wall defect, status post right inguinal hernia repair. The current rating reflects moderately severe impairment of Muscle Group XIX.

The veteran's death was in the line of duty during World War II, and the appellant is entitled to DIC benefits as a surviving spouse.

The Board has determined that the appellant's character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits due to his AWOL status and other than honorable conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA death benefits as her late husband did not have qualifying military service.