Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current cardiac condition and finds no evidence linking his claimed angina to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the veteran did not have any chronic residuals from a right leg injury incurred during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the right and left feet, as well as calluses of both feet. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right tibia fracture residuals do not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating greater than 40 percent for his service-connected mouth injury, as there is no evidence of significant bone loss or osteomyelitis that would warrant a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an extension of a temporary total disability evaluation beyond March 1, 2005 due to lack of evidence showing convalescence after his surgery.

The veteran is seeking service connection for residuals of influenza, but the case has been remanded due to missing service medical records and a need for further development.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to lack of credible evidence showing that the veteran's death-causing hepatic amebic abscess had onset in service or was caused by an injury or disease of service origin. New and material evidence has been submitted, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board determined that the appellant did not have recognized service to establish eligibility for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits and therefore denied the claim.

The Board found that the appellant's absence from her scheduled classes due to caring for her mother with colon cancer constituted mitigating circumstances, and thus the overpayment of Dependents' Educational Assistance was not validly created.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's dizziness to his military service or any service-connected conditions. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current left foot disabilities are not related to his military service, including an in-service injury from a tire falling on his foot.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including an examination and consideration of whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disability did not cause or contribute to his death. The Board concluded that the cause of death was aspiration pneumonia, which was attributed to dementia and other conditions.

The Board has remanded this case due to incomplete development of the foreseeability issue for a right heel decubitus ulcer. The appellant's claim will be deferred pending further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum from a VA examiner regarding the relationship between the veteran's shell fragment wound to his left thigh and any current left knee impairments.

The veteran's claim for service connection for trench foot has been denied, and the appeal is dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for chronic endometriosis and status post total hysterectomy, finding new evidence sufficient to reopen the case. The claim is granted as the disability is due to a pre-existing condition aggravated by active service.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the skin rash claim, and determined that his herniated nucleus pulposus of the lumbar spine was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. Service connection for irritable bowel syndrome was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a stomach disorder, finding no new and material evidence since the last final denial in April 2000.