Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claim can be decided, including obtaining service medical records and private/VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected hypertensive cardiovascular disease contributed to his death from pneumonia and sepsis, thus granting service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for panic disorder with agoraphobia was granted, and he is currently receiving a 30 percent disability rating. The RO also increased the rating to 70 percent effective February 8, 2002.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of diverticular disease as aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.

The RO granted a 50 percent rating for the service-connected psychoneurosis, effective from the date of death (August 1999), for purposes of accrued benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for missing teeth due to dental trauma and denied service connection for dental disease.

The Board denied an increase in a 30 percent rating for service-connected residuals of a right AC separation and denied a compensable evaluation for right hallux valgus.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability of diarrhea and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the loss of the left eye was not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or other instance of fault on the part of VA. The loss of the left eye was a foreseeable event.

The Board found no evidence of dental trauma during service that resulted in the veteran's lost teeth. As a result, service connection for lost teeth is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment in Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) in the amount of $5,191.00 due to his failure to report his remarriage in a timely manner.

The veteran's claim for increased compensation benefits based on aid and attendance of his non-veteran spouse was denied because the earliest date of receipt by the RO prior to her death is August 1999, which is after her death in May [redacted], 1999. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a claim filed in December 1998.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding his service-connected psychophysiological disturbance of the gastrointestinal system. Additional medical records are needed, and a VA examination should be scheduled.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for post traumatic stress disorder was dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The veteran died of cancer, and the VA is remanding the case to determine if his asbestos exposure contributed to his death.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's postoperative urachal cyst residuals and denied service connection for asbestosis. The veteran was not granted any of his claims.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as she was not legally recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse due to her divorce from him in May 1995.

The Board found that the veteran does not have non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the left fibula, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.

The Board has ordered further development due to an error in mailing notice of a scheduled VA examination. The case is now remanded for the appropriate development, including scheduling a psychiatric examination and providing the claims folder to the examiner.