Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of mustard gas exposure during service and concluded that the veteran's current disabilities are not related to such exposure.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's right retinal artery occlusion with resultant loss of visual field from January 15, 1993 to July 25, 2001. The RO awarded a 20 percent evaluation for the disability effective from July 26, 2001.

The Board found that the veteran's children do not reside with him and he does not reasonably discharge his responsibility for their support, leading to a denial of apportionment of his pension benefits.

The Board denied service connection for memory loss, irritability and sleep problems, aching joints, skin rashes, and fatigue. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lung disorder, including emphysema and lung disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claim is denied.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded back to the RO for consideration of the new evidence and a determination on the increased disability evaluation claim.

The Board found that the veteran's esophageal cancer, which caused his death, was not related to Agent Orange exposure and denied service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for an increased rating for residuals of frozen feet and hands, finding no basis in law to support such a request.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, as veterans' claims do not survive their deaths.

The veteran's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied as his left eye disability is considered a direct result of the cataract surgery performed at VA facility in March 1996, and not due to any fault on VA's part.

The VA granted service connection for malunion of the sternum and assigned a 10 percent disability rating, effective September 13, 2001.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected stomach disability, classified as pylorospasm, currently rated at 10 percent, is denied.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his left leg disability was denied due to failure to report for a necessary VA examination without good cause.

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of death, but denied the merits of the claim as there was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's death to his period of active duty.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, dissociative disorder, and borderline personality disorder, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of overpayment of pension benefits due to it being untimely filed, as he did not file his request within 180 days after notice of the overpayment was sent.

The Board found that the appellant's low back disorder was not incurred or aggravated during his active duty service, and there is no clear evidence of aggravation by inactive duty training. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence obtained during the process.

The veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a skull fracture is granted as the evidence shows current disability associated with a head injury sustained in service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review of evidence initially developed by the Board.