Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's current spine disability is not related to service or any service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of myositis ossificans of the right anterior thigh is being remanded due to a lack of specific findings regarding hip (thigh) range of motion.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral hallux valgus, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected idiopathic central nervous system, hypersomnolence/narcolepsy condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not timely file a substantive appeal regarding the June 2004 rating decision denying service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, and therefore dismisses the appeal.

The veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a left leg disability and the Board finds no evidence to support service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to his income exceeding the maximum allowable amount.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, hypertensive cardiomyopathy, was not related to his service-connected paroxysmal atrial tachycardia and thus denied service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The only evidence related to the immediate cause of death is a death certificate, which does not provide medical treatment details.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to additional Montgomery G.I. Bill benefits for up to 75 clock hours of coursework in Office Systems Technology at Louisiana Technical College, effective from January 16, 2006.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected superficial gunshot wound to the right thigh, as there was no evidence showing that the condition had worsened and the current evaluation adequately reflects the severity of the disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an extension of the delimiting date beyond April [redacted], 2001, for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran is no longer eligible for education benefits under REAP because he left the Selected Reserve and entered the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). The claim must be denied as a matter of law.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any gastro-intestinal disability, with consideration of whether it is at least as likely as not that such condition had its onset during active service or is related to active service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for Achilles tendonitis of his right and left feet, finding that the evidence does not support a higher rating based on the severity of the disability.

The Board found that the veteran's right lower extremity neurologic symptoms were not caused or aggravated by his service-connected low back disability, did not have onset during active service, and is not otherwise related to his active service.

The Board has ordered a remand for the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, and also for the issue of entitlement to service connection for bladder cancer, to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange, for accrued benefits purposes. The RO is instructed to provide proper notice in accordance with Hupp v. Nicholson and 38 C.F.R. § 19.31, and then adjudicate these claims.

The Board found that there was no confirmed diagnosis of rectal and colon cancer, nor any other disability presumed to be due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence did not show a link between the claimed disabilities and exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board found that the veteran's lung disorder is not related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.