Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted an increase in the apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to cover both minor children, M.G. and E.D., with a monthly amount of $263.

The Veteran did not have the required service to qualify for VA nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current mood disorder to her military service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the Veteran's request for VA medical records from San Francisco VAMC.

The Veteran's DLE is due to his active service and the Board finds in favor of granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for breathing problems due to herbicide exposure. However, the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that these conditions are related to active duty service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to a hearing conducted by an inactive Veterans Law Judge. The issue of service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, claimed as secondary to service-connected hypertension, remains under review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to inadequate notice in the reopening of his skin disorder of the feet claim, and because these matters are inextricably intertwined.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying the amount of Federal income tax withheld from the Veteran's special separation benefits and determining which service-connected disability is associated with the period of service for which he received special separation benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date, finding that VA had not committed clear and unmistakable error in the January 2003 rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for hammertoes of the left foot.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a disability manifested by loss of strength in her left hand and denied service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's thoracic and lumbar spine disabilities are found to be related to service, specifically an in-service injury. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current ulcerative colitis is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for herpes and chronic vaginitis, finding that these conditions are more likely than not related to the appellant's military service. Service connection was denied for bilateral shin splints.

The Board found no CUE in the April 4, 1985 rating decision regarding the Veteran's service-connected third degree burns to both hands. The decision upheld the original ratings and combined them under applicable regulations.

The Board found that the Veteran's back pain did not have its onset during active service or result from disease or injury in service. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the Veteran's compensation benefits on behalf of their minor child, A., finding that an apportionment would cause undue hardship to the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left inguinal hernia as there is no evidence of current residuals from this condition.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is denied as he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations, which were needed to determine the extent of his service-connected disability contributing to unemployability.