Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current gastrointestinal disorder is related to his military service, specifically his in-service gastroenteritis and ongoing symptoms since separation.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for cold injury-related conditions in both hands. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical records and for further development.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for gout of the bilateral feet, as the Veteran's service treatment records are negative for any complaints or diagnoses related to this condition. The gap between his military service and diagnosis was approximately 20 years, and there is no competent opinion linking the current disorder to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for cause of death secondary to exposure to herbicides cannot be reopened as there is no new and material evidence.,The claim for compensation benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability claimed as the cause of death due to an October 1999 fall from a hospital bed at a VA medical facility has been denied because the proximate cause was not reasonably foreseeable.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the grant of secondary service connection for left quadriceps atrophy was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, thus restoring the original service connection.

The Board finds that the creation of the overpayment was proper due to the Veteran's receipt of income in 2005 and 2006, which exceeded the maximum allowable pension rate.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left leg condition, resulting in a denial of this appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a head injury, heart murmur, and alcoholism have been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions that began during or were aggravated by his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected residuals of Reiter's Syndrome were not a principle or contributory cause of his death due to pneumonia, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has denied the appellant's request for a waiver of overpayment of death pension benefits, finding that her actions constituted bad faith and were the direct cause of the debt.

The Veteran's request for waiver of an overpayment of $7,660 was denied because the debt creation was partly due to his fault and collection would not result in undue hardship or defeat the purpose of VA disability compensation.

The Board determined that the Appellant is not eligible for VA death benefits as he does not meet the legal requirements to be considered a child of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lung disorder, calcified granuloma, claimed as tumor of the left lung due to exposure to asbestos. The case is being returned to the RO/AMC for further development and review.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO/AMC for additional examinations and readjudication of his claim for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for the residuals of a shell fragment wound (SFW) of the right forearm.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic respiratory condition is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and pulmonary function test results.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to an alleged conflict in the factual premise of a VA psychiatric opinion. The Veteran is to be provided with a VA psychiatric examination to determine the etiology and, if feasible, date of onset of any current psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his alcohol abuse disorder. The issues of entitlement to service connection for heart disease, pre-diabetes, hypertension, and eye problems must also be considered.

The Board has ordered a remand to further develop evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed asbestos exposure and lung disorder, including seeking information about Quonset huts and ammunition bunkers in Korea and California that may have contained asbestos. The Veteran is also to be afforded a VA examination by a pulmonary specialist who is a certified 'B Reader' to determine the current nature and likely etiology of his lung disease.