Other conditions Board decisions

The Board finds that the veteran was unaware of the consequences of not submitting evidence within the time period specified in the July 28, 2000 letter and did not abandon his claim. Therefore, an effective date of January 3, 2000 is granted for the addition of the veteran's common law spouse as a dependent.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of thoracic spine contusion for an additional VA examination.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for an addendum VA examination regarding the veteran's employability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claim for a total rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disability was remanded for further development, including a VA examination and determination of his employment status.

The appeal is remanded for additional development to ensure compliance with the instructions contained in a previous remand.

The debt of $24,529.40 created by overpayment of educational assistance benefits was validly established based on the investigation findings that veterans were enrolled to collect VA benefits without attending classes.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including review of new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for polyarthralgias of multiple joints, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and his active military service including exposure to Agent Orange.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his back injury was remanded to schedule a travel board hearing.

The Board denied service connection for amoebic dysentery and gastritis as there is no current medical evidence of these conditions.

The veteran's claim for a compensable disability evaluation for pterygium of the right eye was denied due to his failure to report for a scheduled VA examination and the lack of evidence showing loss of vision or other disabling symptoms.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further evidentiary development regarding the nature and date of Social Security benefits received by R.A., the veteran's daughter.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the claim.

The appeal for service connection for obsessive compulsive disorder is being remanded to schedule a Travel Board hearing.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, finding no basis to assign a date earlier than October 20, 1999.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and accrued benefits as multiple myeloma was not shown to be related to the veteran's active duty.

The appeal is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and a new medical opinion.

The veteran's residuals of cervical rib syndrome involving the left brachial plexus are manifested by intermittent numbness and decreased strength in the left upper extremity; more than moderate symptoms of incomplete paralysis of the cranial nerve are not demonstrated.