Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted secondary service connection for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, finding that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder contributed to his condition.

The veteran's service connection claim for fatigue, claimed as due to undiagnosed illness during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, is granted. The Board also noted that erectile dysfunction claims were not addressed.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating of 10 percent for conversion reaction was denied as he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding service connection for epididymitis, vasitis, and a right orchiectomy. The case is now remanded for additional examination and review.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining medical records from VA and private sources. The issues of service connection for a gastric ulcer and increased rating for left knee disability are being remanded to allow for additional evidence collection.

The Board found that the veteran's abscess of the perineal lymph nodes is no more than 10 percent disabling and did not meet criteria for higher ratings under current or previous rating criteria.

The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of death pension benefits due to her failure to submit the request within the required 180-day period.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for entitlement to service connection for a left foot condition.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left foot, effective September 28, 1995. The rating for low back strain remains at noncompensable.

The Board found that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his forfeiture claim, thus denying it.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, but has denied the claim on the merits.

The veteran's appeal for a dependency allowance for his current spouse prior to March 1, 2002 is denied as he did not submit the claim within one year of his remarriage.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the need to comply with provisions of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA death benefits because her late husband had no qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, and thus was not eligible for these benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for death benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has determined that the delimiting date for the veteran's Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits is October 19, 2001 and denied his request to extend this period.

The appellant is not recognized as the surviving spouse of the veteran for VA death benefits due to her marriage being less than one year prior to his death and lack of other qualifying conditions.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of poliomyelitis substantially contributed to his death, which is ruled as the cause of death. The Board has granted the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran's left arm and hand weakness is not proximately due to, or the result of, her service-connected left wrist disability. Therefore, she was denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.