Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's death is not eligible for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, death pension benefits, or accrued benefits as the Appellant does not meet the legal requirements to file these claims.

The Veteran's son, the Appellant, does not have legal standing to claim entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, death pension benefits, or accrued benefits due to his mother as he is not a dependant 'child' of the Veteran at the time of filing.

The claims for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, death pension benefits, and accrued benefits are dismissed as the Appellant lacks standing to claim these benefits on behalf of her mother.

The Veteran's daughter, the Appellant, does not have legal standing to claim entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, death pension benefits, or accrued benefits due to her mother as she is not a dependant 'child' of the Veteran at the time of filing.

The Veteran's son, the Appellant, does not have legal standing to claim entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, death pension benefits, or accrued benefits due to his mother as he is not a dependant 'child' of the Veteran for VA purposes.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current chronic left eye disability and loss of vision to his service, including any in-service accident involving a practice grenade. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's cataracts are more likely related to age than to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current gastrointestinal disorder and esophagitis were not related to her active duty for training, including as due to toxic gas exposure.

The Board has determined that the appellant's late husband did not have qualifying active service for VA benefits, and thus denied her claim of entitlement to basic eligibility for VA death benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran's impotency is not related to his military service, including especially to a service-connected low back disability sustained in 1984.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of exposure to radiation, including arthritis, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for his right and left knee conditions have been granted at a 30 percent rating each, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of broken right toes and gastrointestinal disorder, but denied service connection for a right knee disability due to lack of current evidence.

The Board has determined that the most recent supplemental statement of the case was sent to an incorrect address and needs to be resent to the Veteran's correct address. The Veteran is given 30 days to respond.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a right hand injury is denied as there is no evidence of chronic disability or continuity of symptoms since service. The issue of an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for thoracic strain, mild thoracic spondylosis at T3-T12, and lumbar laminectomy with residual scar, right L4 radiculopathy, and left S1 radiculopathy is withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's left foot disorder, including a lack of review of service treatment records and an inadequate VA examination.

The Board finds that the Veteran's tachycardia is not related to service or any service-connected condition, and thus denies service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and dependent treatment records from the NPRC. A VA examination will be scheduled to determine if any disability manifested by blood clotting, to include pulmonary emboli and deep vein thrombosis of the left lower extremity, is related to her active duty service.

The Board has determined that further examination and development are needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic left leg condition, including as secondary to his service-connected mechanical low back pain with coccydynia and/or left hip bursitis.

The Veteran's L5-S1 herniation of nucleus pulposus, postoperative, is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on current symptomatology.

The Board found that the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the base of the tongue was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred.