Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance as her use of pads does not meet the requirements for appliances for a clothing allowance.

The Board has granted a 60 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of status post excision of bladder carcinoma, effective February 17, 2001. The condition is rated under voiding dysfunction criteria due to urinary leakage requiring absorbent materials changed more than four times per day.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and verify the veteran's reserve service, which may affect whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his postoperative incisional abdominal hernia is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The veteran's military service does not meet the requirements for nonservice-connected pension.

The Board found that the cause of death, rectal cancer and lung metastasis, was not related to service-connected conditions. The veteran's exposure to diesel fumes did not contribute to his condition.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's status post cerebellar infarction, effective from the date of the decision.

The veteran's appeal is about his right eye injury with aphakia, macular degeneration and vitreous fibrosis. The RO has requested additional development to determine the precise nature and severity of his service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim has been dismissed due to his death.

The VA has determined that the veteran's residuals of giardiasis warrant a 10 percent rating, which is the maximum allowed under Diagnostic Code 7321. The evidence does not support an increase in disability.

The Board finds that the service-connected peptic dyspepsia with history of duodenal ulcer did not cause or materially contribute to the veteran's death. The evidence does not demonstrate a relationship between the cause of the veteran's death and any disability related to his period of service.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy, finding that the veteran's current gynecological symptoms are related to her military service and surgeries.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen his eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of valid evidence of qualifying service, and no new and material evidence was submitted since the 1954 decision.

The Board denied service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that the condition was not directly or presumptively related to active service.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for postoperative dislocation and traumatic arthritis of the left shoulder, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected undifferentiated somatoform disorder with claustrophobia, finding that her symptoms did not warrant a higher evaluation.

The veteran's skin disorder, diagnosed as telangiectasis, is related to her period of service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The VA denied an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for residuals of adenocarcinoma, status post radical prostatectomy.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a left orchiectomy. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and other relevant medical records.