Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's service-connected hepatic dysfunction and his cause of death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left hip and an increased rating for a right knee disability, finding that the current condition did not begin in or was caused by service.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before proceeding with the appellate disposition of the veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess his disability.

The Board found that the appellant's husband was discharged under other than honorable conditions due to a felony conviction, making his entire period of service dishonorable and thus not qualifying for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board found that VA was correct in using the rate of twenty cents a mile when calculating the veteran's unreimbursed medical expenses for Improved Pension purposes.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of back trauma with compression fracture at L1, effective from July 15, 2003.

The VAMC has granted the veteran's claim for enrollment and access to VA medical care benefits package after reviewing additional evidence.

The Board has granted a 50% evaluation for bilateral varicose veins effective May 8, 1997. Prior to that date, the veteran's condition was rated at 30%. The current rating of 20% in each leg is higher than what was previously granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and evaluation of the veteran's left foot disability, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Board denied the claim that unreimbursed medical expenses for 1999 were reported in a timely manner, as the appellant did not submit her report within the required timeframe.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for benefits under 38 C.F.R. § 3.356, finding that his daughter was not shown to be permanently incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical defect at the age of 18.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and notification of relevant law.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues and requested evidence. The appeal is currently on hold for additional review.

The Board has granted service connection for thrombocytopenic scleroderma, finding that it is proximately due to the veteran's service-connected Raynaud's disease.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized private hospitalization expenses from January 3, 2000, to January 6, 2000 is being remanded due to the need for a personal hearing.

The veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability is being remanded for additional development.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for chronic lung or pulmonary disease.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to his service, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that payments to the veteran from the USDA and local cooperative associations, which have already been included in the calculation of farm business income for federal tax purposes, should not be considered again as direct income to the veteran for pension purposes.

The veteran claims that his right orchiectomy in 1999 was caused by problems arising from a 1987 hernia repair surgery at a VA facility. The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development.