Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA skin examination to determine if any current skin disorder is related to service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has determined that the July 2005 award of service connection for reactive airway dysfunction was clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to incorrect application of the law, specifically regarding the Veteran's National Guard service. As a result, the service connection is being severed.

The Veteran experienced erosion of the enamel of her teeth as a result of exposure to vomit caused by her service-connected bulimia. The Board finds that this condition is secondary to her service-connected bulimia nervosa.

The Board has determined that Crohn's disease had its onset during service and is therefore granted as service connection.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for defective vision in a March 2011 written communication.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the claim can be fully adjudicated, including providing appropriate notice to the Appellant and considering all submitted evidence.

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal, and as a result, the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining dental records and a VA examination to determine the relationship between his TMJ/TMD and service or any aggravation by his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's disability compensation benefits were improperly terminated from October 31, 2005 to March 15, 2007 due to fugitive felon status. The Board found that the Veteran was not a fugitive felon during this period and thus termination of benefits was improper.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse, finding that she was not married to the Veteran at the time of his death and therefore lacks basic eligibility for VA benefits on the basis of her claims status as the Veteran's surviving spouse.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's atrial fibrillation disorder pre-existed his period of active duty service and was aggravated by a service-connected anxiety disorder related to readjustment after deployment. The appeal is granted.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current actinic keratosis is of service origin and grants entitlement to service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if his current heart conditions are related to service-connected hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's stepsons (K., K., and K.) were not members of his household at the time of his death, and therefore they cannot be added as additional dependents to the appellant's death pension award.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of residuals of schistosomiasis, but denied it due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected chondromalacia of the right knee does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there is no evidence of ankylosis or recurrent subluxation. The current range of motion (extension to 4 degrees and flexion to 97 degrees) does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261.

The Veteran's military service does not meet the threshold eligibility requirements for VA pension benefits because it did not occur during a period of war.

The Board found that the appellant was not the legal spouse of the Veteran at the time of his death, as her marriage to him had been legally dissolved in 1993. As a result, she is not eligible for VA death benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by his gastrointestinal stromal tumor, which is considered a soft tissue sarcoma associated with exposure to Agent Orange. With resolution of reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant, service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Veteran's appeal of an earlier effective date for service connection for degenerative changes of the left acromioclavicular joint was dismissed as his claim had been subsumed by a prior Board decision and he did not file a motion for revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).