Other conditions Board decisions

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected left eye injury does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the appellant did not serve as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces. Therefore, the claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits based on recognized military service is denied.

The appellant's deceased spouse did not have military service with the United States Armed Forces, and therefore does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for VA benefits.

The appellant is entitled to improved death pension benefits for the period of September 1997 to November 1999, and from December 2000.,For the period of December 1999 to November 2000, the appellant is not entitled to any improved death pension benefits due to excessive income.

The VA granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral lung metastases, but assigned a 30 percent evaluation. The medical evidence did not meet criteria for an increased rating.

The veteran served as a Philippine Scout and is not eligible for nonservice-connected VA death pension benefits.

The appellant is not eligible for VA benefits due to a lack of service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected pilonidal cyst with fistulae, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case for additional development due to failure to address all available VA medical evidence and submission of new evidence. The veteran's PTSD symptoms need to be reassessed, and his SSA disability records should also be obtained.

The Board has remanded the case due to a change in the law regarding new and material evidence, requiring compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000. The RO must ensure all notification and development action required by this act is completed.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 for chronic disability from an undiagnosed illness manifested by blood in the stool, diarrhea, and weight loss is being remanded due to a need for additional development and consideration of new evidence.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a temporary total evaluation based on periods of VA hospitalizations in June and October 1996. The case is also remanded to address the denial of service connection for PTSD.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings and compensable initial evaluations for his service-connected burn scars, finding no clear and unmistakable error in prior rating decisions.

The Board has determined that the appellant's right shoulder disability, characterized by pain and loss of range of motion, warrants a rating in excess of the currently assigned 20 percent.

The veteran's disability rating for residuals of a head injury was reduced from 50 percent to 30 percent. The Board has determined that the evidence supports restoring the 50 percent evaluation for the period from July 1, 1998 to August 12, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right and left leg disabilities do not warrant an initial compensable evaluation based on the evidence of record.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a lung condition was denied in December 1988, and the effective date of his current grant of service connection is October 4, 1996. The Board found that the original denial was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.