Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral bunions were incurred in active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal is to increase the rating for his service-connected strain and myositis of lumboparavertebral muscles from 10 percent to a higher percentage. The RO has increased it to 20 percent effective February 20, 2001. However, the veteran seeks an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The Board has vacated its previous decision and remanded the case due to procedural defects in notifying the appellant of the evidence needed to substantiate her claims.

The Board has granted service connection for peptic ulcer disorder, finding that the veteran's condition had its onset during service. The issue of service connection for hiatal hernia is remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for nephrolithiasis with benign prostatic hypertrophy, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the veteran incurred additional disability as a result of VA's failure to initially diagnose and promptly treat a cerebral hemorrhage in March 1994, warranting compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tendonitis of the right elbow was incurred in service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD with dysthymic disorder is a result of stressors he experienced while exposed to combat as a result of his active duty in Vietnam, and therefore grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's scoliosis, a developmental disease, may have been incurred or aggravated by his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his post-operative residuals of a fractured vertebra at L1 was granted, with the effective date being June 18, 2001. The current rating is 50 percent.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development of evidence, including a VA examination and clinical records from the Cleveland Clinic. The veteran's claim for service connection for gastrointestinal disability will be reconsidered based on the newly obtained evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant withdrew it before a decision was made.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by metastatic pancreatic carcinoma, which may have been related to his service exposure to aviation fuel and/or Agent Orange. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these exposures contributed to his cancer.

The case is being returned to the RO for additional development of evidence and consideration of the veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board finds that the veteran is entitled to a grant of service connection for spinal myoclonus, but that a remand is required with respect to the narcolepsy claim.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of evidence, including compliance with VA notice and assistance requirements. The issue of service connection for a ventral hernia will be addressed.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of Epstein-Barr virus and denied service connection for adenoiditis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic back disability during or after service and concluding that any current back disorder is not related to service.

The Board dismissed the motion for CUE because the moving party failed to adequately set forth specific allegations of error in the October 1976 decision.

The Board found that the veteran's cancer was not caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields, PCBs or other incidents in service and denied his claim for service connection for cause of death.