Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for a cold weather injury to the bilateral lower legs was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to such exposure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim.

The Board determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and that he did not have qualifying service to be eligible for VA non-service-connected death pension benefits.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an increased disability rating for degenerative joint disease of the right hip and a compensable disability rating for arthritis of the left hip for further development, including a new VA examination.

The appellant, who is the veteran's son and married, was denied dependency and indemnity compensation as a helpless child of the deceased veteran due to his marriage.

The appeal is remanded to the Department of Veterans Affairs Pension Maintenance Center for further adjudication, including a challenge to the validity of the debt and an updated Financial Status Report from the appellant.

The claim for helpless child status was denied, but the case is being remanded to ensure proper notice and evidence are obtained.

The veteran's grandchildren, T.A.W., J.M.W., and S.M.W., may not be recognized as the veteran's children for VA purposes.

The appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits was denied because he did not have qualifying service as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE).

The veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot gout, to include as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, are being remanded for further development.

The appeal is remanded to ensure the appellant receives proper VCAA notice and that all relevant records are associated with his claims folder.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement or payment of medical expenses incurred at the East Texas Medical Center is being remanded to gather additional evidence and information.

The veteran is entitled to a 10 percent disability rating for the period from March 17, 1983 to August 18, 1989 and a 20 percent disability rating from August 18, 1989 to January 6, 2007.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer as there was no evidence of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the disease is not associated with Agent Orange or other chemicals.

The veteran's evaluation for his left hip disability was increased to 90 percent, effective May 21, 2007.

The Board finds that the veteran's cerebrovascular accident can be attributed to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and grants service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for his service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome was denied, as the evidence did not support an increase beyond the current 60 percent rating.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including an attempt to secure alternative records from the NPRC and a radiation dose estimate.

The appeal to reopen a claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death was denied as no new and material evidence was submitted.

The veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of an exploratory laparotomy and for an operation performed by VA with dentures left in the mouth were denied as there was no evidence that the additional surgical procedures were due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the VA's part, nor was it shown that such procedures were not reasonably foreseeable.