Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for degenerative joint disease of the spine is being remanded due to inadequate examination and incomplete notice.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether the veteran's NPH and gait disorder are related to his in-service head injury.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death, accrued benefits, DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, and nonservice-connected death pension.

The veteran's claim for service connection for dental trauma to teeth 8, 9 and 10 is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to determine the current extent of his residuals from the in-service injury.

The Board found that the veteran's lung disorder is not related to his service or any presumed exposure to asbestos in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's income exceeds the maximum annual limit for nonservice-connected death pension benefits, and thus her claim is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current back and neck disabilities are not related to his military service, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses is being remanded due to the need to obtain Medicare records and determine if the veteran finally exhausted action to seek payment from Medicare.

The Board found that the veteran's glioblastoma multiforme, a brain tumor, was not incurred in service and could not be presumed to have been incurred due to herbicide exposure. The Board also noted there was no evidence associating the veteran's glioblastoma multiforme with claimed asbestos exposure in service. Therefore, the cause of death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a disability incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has ordered a VA examination to determine if the veteran's loss of his right testicle is related to service, specifically mumps he had in service.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to additional non-service-connected death pension benefits for medical expenses incurred during the period of August 2006 to August 2007, as her income and dependents do not meet the criteria for such benefits.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for right thigh GSW residuals effective July 14, 1999. The veteran continues to seek an increased rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-service anemia is related to service, and grants her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current lung disability is related to his service or asbestos exposure.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for hypoglycemia. The RO previously denied this claim in June 1980, finding no relationship between the claimed disability and service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an ulcer and finds that there is no evidence to support a service connection for an ulcer condition. Therefore, the claim for service connection for an ulcer condition is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral chondromalacia patellae pre-existed entrance into active service and was not permanently worsened or aggravated by his active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the right foot with reflex sympathetic dystrophy warrants a 20 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $4,867.73 was not validly created due to VA administrative error and thus dismissed the issue of whether it may be waived.

The Board denied the appeal, finding that the termination of the apportionment of the veteran's pension benefits to his children as of the 61st day after his incarceration due to excessive income was proper.