Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a lack of evidence linking his fatal colon cancer to service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The appellant argued that the veteran developed ulcerative colitis during service and this led to his cancer, but no medical evidence supported this claim.

The Board finds that the veteran's additional disability of reflex sympathetic dystrophy and cocked-up hallux deformity of the right great toe resulted from VA hospitalization or medical treatment in July 1999, and grants compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and providing etiology opinions regarding a skin disorder. The veteran's claim for service connection is pending.

The Board found that the veteran's restrictive ventilatory defect did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent from June 1, 1992 to March 15, 1999. The condition was rated at 30 percent during this period.

The veteran is seeking compensation benefits for neurological deficits of the right elbow under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, but his claim has been remanded due to additional development required by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's right foot disorder, including residuals of contusion and a skin mass. The case is now remanded for additional examination and review.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to procedural issues, including failure to provide a proper VCAA notice.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the RO for additional audiometric testing.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of subtotal gastrectomy for duodenal ulcer do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 40 percent, and his service-connected ventral hernia does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for avascular necrosis of the right hip, as secondary to service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ulnar nerve damage is asymptomatic and no longer meets the criteria for a compensable rating. The RO reduced his disability evaluation from 10 percent to noncompensable effective August 31, 1999.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his postoperative residuals of an excision of osteochondroma from the right tibia was denied as he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The veteran's death was found to be caused by a service-connected condition, rendering the appellant's claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 moot.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for jaw injuries and surgery on an ingrown toenail, finding no evidence linking current disabilities to in-service events.

The Board denied service connection for TMJ syndrome, finding that the veteran does not have TMJ syndrome attributable to his service in the military.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for service-connected iritis, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of noncompensable during any relevant time period.

The DIC benefits claim under section 1318 is being remanded due to the need to review for CUE in prior rating decisions. The cause of death issue remains pending.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has determined that the veteran's service-connected low back pain contributed to his development of anxiety and social phobia, thus granting service connection for social phobia as secondary to his service-connected low back disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, which renders moot the appellant's alternative claim of entitlement to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC benefits based on service connection for the cause of her husband's death, stating that his death was due to service-connected heart and lung disabilities which were attributed to tobacco use. As the date of his death is subsequent to the change in law prohibiting such benefits, she is precluded from receiving DIC benefits.