Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for residuals of a right elbow dislocation and nerve damage to the right arm and hand were denied as there was no evidence supporting entitlement to these increased evaluations.

The veteran's residuals of a bilateral lobectomy due to bronchiectasis are currently rated at 50 percent, and the criteria for an evaluation in excess of this rating have not been met.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for dementia in January 1998, and this decision is final. The RO has reconsidered the issue based on new evidence but still denies it.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that neither oropharyngeal cancer nor lung cancer was incurred in or aggravated by service and not related to any service-connected disability.

The veteran's May 2000 Notice of Disagreement is timely as to the June 1993 decision denying his request for a waiver of recovery of loan guaranty indebtedness.

The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to an apportionment of the veteran's VA disability compensation for herself and on behalf of their minor child from September 1988 to January [redacted], 1998, and on behalf of the child from January 15, 1998 to May [redacted], 2001.

The veteran's chronic lung disorder, diagnosed as pulmonary fibrosis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to inservice exposure to herbicide agents.

The VA determined that the appellant did not have a disease contracted in line of duty, and therefore denied his claim for service connection for residuals of an Epstein-Barr viral infection.

The Board found no basis for amending the existence or amount of the veteran's VA loan guaranty debt and denied the appeal.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a stomach disorder and urinary tract infection were denied. The issues of initial evaluations for sinusitis and tonsillitis were also addressed, with some aspects being granted but others not.

The veteran's claims for service connection for memory loss, sleep problems, chest pain, fatigue and muscle pain due to undiagnosed illnesses have been denied as these conditions are not distinct from his service-connected schizophrenia. The veteran has objective indications of chronic disability manifested by chest pain and fatigue.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new evidence submitted, including a private doctor's statement noting treatment for a neoplasm of the lung. The case is now remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected chronic prostatitis with recurrent urinary tract infections does not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for otitis media and ataxia secondary to streptomycin due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to determine the etiology of his odontogenic carcinoma.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for residuals of an injury to the rectum and new and material evidence for his head injury and 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 claims.

The veteran's claim for service connection for dizzy spells and a fractured spine as secondary to his service-connected arthritis of the cervical spine has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The Board found that the appellant was insane at the time of the offenses resulting in his discharge under other than honorable conditions for the period from April 22, 1952, to February 17, 1954.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for review of the veteran's countable income from January 1, 2000 and conversion of the values shown on his 2000 Tax Return from Pesos to American dollars.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of additional compensation benefits for a dependent spouse based on his marriage to T.S. in March 1995, finding that he did not submit a valid claim within one year of the marriage.