Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were remanded to the RO for further development, including scheduling a hearing.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shin splints, herpes, chronic vaginitis, and residuals of viral meningitis were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication.

The Board denied the appeal for restoration of VA death pension benefits due to a lack of qualifying service.

The case was remanded to determine the validity of the overpayment and to provide the veteran with a Financial Status Report for his waiver request.

The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his service-connected gastroenteritis and discogenic disease at L4-L5 and T11-T12 and T10-T11 require further development, including a VA examination to determine the current severity of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for cold injury residuals of the lower extremities as there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as the evidence did not show a direct causal relationship between the cause of death and service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for demyelinating disease with incoordination of the lower extremities and paresis of the extraocular muscles (claimed as nerves).

The veteran's lichen simplex chronicus was granted service connection due to exposure to herbicides during his active service in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for a psychosis as there is no evidence of the condition in service or at present, and no competent medical evidence supports a link between the veteran's current symptoms and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen a claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, as new and material evidence was not provided.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a Board hearing.

The veteran's service connection for schizoaffective disorder and TDIU claims were granted based on the medical evidence showing that his current condition initially manifested during active service.

The veteran's service connection for residuals of dental trauma to teeth numbered 9 and 10 was granted, allowing him to receive VA outpatient dental treatment.

The veteran's service-connected left clavicle and right radius disabilities were denied increased ratings, while a 10 percent rating was granted for the lumbosacral fracture of the transverse process at L3-4.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no evidence that a service-connected disability caused or contributed to his terminal gastric cancer.

The appeal is remanded to provide the appellant with proper notice and to readjudicate the claim, including considering direct causation of gastric cancer due to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for residuals, adenocarinoma of the rectum, claimed as colon cancer, status post resection, permanent ostmate, finding no credible evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's sacroiliac strain was rated at 10 percent prior to May 23, 2007, and increased to 20 percent from that date. The decision did not grant service connection for a left leg condition.