Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining medical records from VA facilities and conducting additional examinations. The appeal is remanded for these purposes.

Your case is being sent back to the Regional Office for further development, including obtaining records from Emory Crawford Long Hospital. The appeal will be returned to you if any benefits are still denied.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining service records and arranging for a VA examination. The appeal is remanded to allow for additional evidence collection and review.

The Board found that the evidence did not show in-service manifestations, diagnosis, or treatment for the claimed disability of vitiligo. The veteran's service medical records and separation examination were silent for any complaints, treatments, or diagnoses related to vitiligo.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board no longer has jurisdiction over this case.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence regarding the veteran's claimed stressors and service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The case is now remanded for this purpose.

The RO denied reopening the claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of spinal meningitis due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran had the necessary testamentary capacity to change his NSLI beneficiary from his wife (appellant) to his sister (appellee). The proceeds of the policy are therefore awarded to the appellee.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now remanded back to the RO for a VA examination and consideration of the claim.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected temporomandibular joint dysfunction is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's remarriage and his wife's income were not properly considered in determining his pension eligibility, resulting in an overpayment. The Board found that both parties had fault but decided to waive recovery of the $3,011 overpayment due to undue financial hardship for the veteran.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for postoperative deviated nasal septum, which was previously denied in August 1994.

The veteran suffered a fracture of the left wrist during a VA hospitalization in February 2001. The Board found that some fault was attributed to VA, and compensation is granted under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the appellant did not have proper military service to be eligible for VA benefits and denied his claim.

The veteran's appeal was denied for an increased evaluation in excess of 50 percent for the residuals of a skull fracture. The RO established service connection for dementia secondary to the service-connected skull fracture and assigned a 50 percent evaluation, effective from February 25, 2000.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal of service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda as a result of exposure to herbicides due to the appellant withdrawing his appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected hypertension, which resulted in congestive heart failure and cardiac arrest. The cause of death is therefore attributed to service.

The Board has granted an increased initial rating of 30 percent for the veteran's neck disability, effective from April 17, 1990. The claim for a higher initial rating prior to that date is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of basic eligibility for VA health benefits due to a lack of veteran status, as his service did not meet the criteria for active duty or inactive duty.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a lung disorder, residuals of a neck injury, and diverticulosis. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.