Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claims for restoration of ratings and service connection have been granted. The right and left heel injuries are rated at 0 percent, effective January 1, 2002.

The Board has remanded the case for further consideration due to procedural issues, including a need for a hearing before a member of the Board at the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder, an adjustment disorder with depressed mood, vertigo and pain behind the ears, and hypertension. The decision also noted that the veteran did not have any current evidence of these conditions during his period of active duty.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for chronic lumbar strain with ankylosing spondylosis is being remanded due to the need for further examination and development of his medical records.

The veteran's death did not qualify the appellant for dependents' educational assistance benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 as her period of eligibility ended on her 26th birthday, and she was over 26 at the time of her father's death.

The Board has determined that further efforts are needed to obtain medical records from the military base facilities where the veteran may have received treatment for his broken nose and missing teeth. The case is being remanded for these additional actions.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to metastatic bladder carcinoma, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and did not substantially contribute to his death.

The Board found that the veteran's chest pain and shortness of breath were not related to active service.

The Board has determined that a temporary total disability rating pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 for a period of convalescence following the October 1994 surgical procedure is appropriate.

The veteran's appeal is about whether he should receive a higher evaluation for his sinusotomy of the left maxillary. The VA Regional Office (RO) has already granted him a 10 percent evaluation, but now wants to review this decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher evaluations or a grant of service connection based on exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has decided that additional development is necessary and the case is being remanded to the RO for further consideration of the veteran's claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, which was previously denied in January 1949. The case is now remanded for further examination and consideration.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including obtaining recent medical records and ensuring compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The veteran died without having established any service-connected disabilities, thus failing to meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling. The gastrointestinal disability has been established as service-connected, but the respiratory disability remains unestablished.

The Board found no objective indications of chronic diarrhea and denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diarrhea, including as due to an undiagnosed illness.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating or separate ratings for his elbow conditions, nor could he establish service connection for essential tremor.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic skin condition during service and no causal link to his active duty. The Board also noted that the veteran did not have any presumptive diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to her forfeiture of all rights, claims, and benefits under laws administered by VA (except insurance benefits) as a result of submitting fraudulent affidavits.