Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran currently has a lung disability related to service exposure to asbestos while serving aboard Navy ships.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic residuals of a right hand injury are not related to his service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and his DIC claims under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 were denied.

The veteran's claim for TDIU prior to January 1, 1996 was granted by the Board after a series of remands and appeals. The case is being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chest pain, restrictive breathing and fatigue are related to service, including an undiagnosed illness incurred in Southwest Asia.

The Board found that the veteran's boils were not present during service and did not develop as a result of any incident in service. Therefore, they denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a right hip disorder, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current adenocarcinoma of the prostate is due to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiovascular disease was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated therein, nor has it been caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in sending hearing notification letters, and the appellant's name should be added to the schedule of hearings at the RO before a Member of the Board.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no credible supporting evidence of any in-service stressor related to post-traumatic stress disorder. As a result, service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected excision of a lipoma of the right lumbar region warrants a 10 percent evaluation, which is the maximum rating available under current regulations.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have malaria or any residuals for purposes of service connection.

The veteran's right arm disability was initially rated as 10 percent prior to June 23, 2008 and increased to 20 percent from that date. The claim is pending for a higher rating.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to pancreatic cancer, finding no evidence linking it to service or any service-connected condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hand disorder, to include as due to herbicide exposure, is remanded for additional development.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted, allowing the claim of service connection for a collapsed left lung to be reopened.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left elbow injury residuals do not warrant a higher disability rating, and his claims for service connection have been denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to gastric and/or esophageal cancer, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the appellant did not have qualifying military service to meet the requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits and therefore denied his claim.