Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of aggravation during service and denied the veteran's claims for compression fractures of L4 and L5, as well as a pinched nerve in the upper back.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no legal basis exists to assign such a date.

The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected lumbago from June 17, 2004 to August 6, 2006. The effective date remains pending as it is not specified in this decision.

The veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine disorder from March 20, 1997 to September 26, 2003 is rated at 40 percent for degenerative facet disease at L5-S1. The rating of 40 percent is maintained as the disability more closely resembles severe intervertebral disc disease with recurring attacks and intermittent relief.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and additional notice is required.

The Board has determined that there is no current disability of low and middle back pain or residuals of a puncture wound of the left foot for which service connection can be granted.,Both conditions are denied as there is insufficient evidence to establish their existence during or as a result of military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold injury, to include frozen hands and feet, is denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service cold injuries.

The Board found that the veteran's fatal pancreatic cancer was not incurred or aggravated by active duty service and is not otherwise related to such service. The claim for service connection for cause of death as due to exposure to herbicides in Vietnam is also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a video conference hearing and issuing a Statement of the Case (SOC) on several issues. The appeal is also remanded to review service connection claims due to new evidence.

The veteran's claim for non-service-connected pension benefits was denied as he did not have the required service to qualify.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's sterility to service or a service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's combined evaluation for service-connected disabilities is denied as it does not warrant a higher rating under the governing schedular criteria.

The veteran's service-connected status post arthroplasties of the 2nd and 3rd toes of both feet do not result in hammertoes or other disabling conditions, resulting in no more than mildly disabling foot disabilities.

The veteran's periaortic hematoma due to recent aneurysmal rupture is found to be aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus he is granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's service was during peacetime and does not qualify for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a deviated nasal septum due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an abdominal disorder, including acute gastritis and ulcers, as there is no current medical evidence showing a present disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected VA death pension benefits because her deceased husband did not have qualifying service to establish eligibility.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew it before a decision was made.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for records from Ingham Regional Medical Center, including those related to Dr. W. and procedures conducted in the 1980s.