Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current eye disorder or gum disease for which service connection can be granted. The claims are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current skin disorder, diagnosed as Favre-Racouchot syndrome, is not related to his military service and therefore denied service connection.

The veteran seeks an initial compensable rating for his service-connected right hand disability. The RO remanded the case due to a lack of current VA examination and increased severity of symptoms.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of a lung disorder.

The veteran did not have qualifying wartime service, so the claim for death pension benefits is denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the residuals of a groin injury, but finds that new evidence does not establish service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for onychomycosis of bilateral hands, finding that there is no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the appellant is not eligible for DIC, death pension or accrued benefits as a surviving child of the deceased veteran due to her disqualifying marital status.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused or substantially or materially contributed to by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, including his service-connected conditions.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including providing the appellant with proper VCAA notice and allowing them a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC). The effective date for DIC benefits remains pending.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a lung disability. The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further examination and clarification of his claim.

The Board has determined that additional development of the evidence is required before a decision can be made on the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), post operative laminectomy and lumbar fusion.

The veteran's net worth from September 2003 through January 2006 is a bar to the receipt of non-service connected pension benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee disabilities and determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder.

The veteran did not have any service-connected disabilities that would qualify for death pension benefits, and therefore the claim is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by his military service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, finding that the new evidence did not meet the criteria for being considered 'new and material.'

The Board has remanded the case to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's service-connected rheumatic fever contributed to his death. The appellant is seeking service connection for the cause of her husband's death, which was caused by cardiopulmonary arrest.

The Board has granted service connection for glaucoma and athlete's foot, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to his active service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tendonitis of the feet has been reopened, but his request for a compensable disability rating for left otitis media with hearing loss disability and reopening of a TTR due to a previous surgery have both been denied.