Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of the claim under both old and revised rating criteria.

The veteran's service connection claims for nasal polyps, athlete's foot, bilateral shin splints, and dizziness were granted. The veteran has a history of dizziness associated with his pineal tumor.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including loss of tooth number 4 with damage to the root of tooth number 3 (residuals of facial trauma), gastric ulcer, back injury, and hemorrhagic fever. The RO did not find sufficient evidence to grant these claims.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of death pension benefits in the amount of $9,524. The decision was based on the appellant having unreported income and excessive income that resulted in a retroactive termination of her pension benefits.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now being remanded back to the RO for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current Crohn's disease was related to his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chest disorder, finding that he does not have a current disability and that his pectus excavatum is a congenital defect with no evidence of superimposed disease or injury.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected somatoform disorder with depressive features and TDIU. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to service, including exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicide agents. The medical evidence did not show any nasopharyngeal disorder during his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for gastro-intestinal disorder, including chronic diarrhea. The evidence submitted since December 1997 confirms that he experienced chronic diarrhea since service.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for urethritis, claimed as chancroid penis, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's claims for an effective date prior to May 21, 1959 and a temporary total disability evaluation due to hospital treatment are denied. The earliest effective date assignable is the date of receipt of claim (May 21, 1959).

The appellant is denied basic legal entitlement to VA benefits as a child of the veteran due to her current marriage, which disqualifies her from being considered a child for VA purposes.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of a right knee medial meniscus tear, which was previously rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board denied the claim of clear and unmistakable error in the December 1970 rating decision that denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The Board found no CUE based on the facts then known, as there was no evidence showing a causal connection between the service-connected inactive pulmonary TB and the right cerebral hemorrhage.

The Board denied service connection for back injury residuals (claimed as arthritis of the back) and bilateral patellar bursitis, finding no evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The VA reduced the veteran's disability rating from 60% to 20%, but found that this reduction was not supported by evidence demonstrating sustained improvement in his condition.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and likely etiology of the veteran's cancer of the sinuses, including whether it is related to exposure to Agent Orange. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic left leg disorder attributable to service, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected ventral hernia, postoperative recurrence of epigastric hernia and dismissed the earlier effective date claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and an increased rating for postoperative residuals of removal of a submaxillary gland renula, finding that new evidence did not establish service connection.