Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy was remanded for an examination to determine if the need for a hysterectomy was related to in-service symptoms.

The appeal is remanded to schedule a hearing for the appellant at the Manila RO.

The veteran does not qualify for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to insufficient active service and lack of a service-connected disability justifying discharge.

The Board granted service connection for stomach ulcers but dismissed the appeal regarding colon polyps.

The appellant is not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under the provisions of Title 38, Chapter 35, United States Code.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and providing notice as required by law.

The Board concluded that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for restless leg syndrome, but denied the claim on the merits.

The veteran was not entitled to receive a 100 percent disability rating for at least 10 years immediately preceding his death, and therefore the appellant is not eligible for DIC benefits.

The claim for reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses at Baptist Memorial Hospital was denied because the veteran refused admission at a VA facility and treatment was not preauthorized.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected osteopenia was denied as the evidence did not support a finding of a loss of range of motion or other symptoms that would warrant a compensable rating.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially or materially contributed to by a disability incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Board remanded the case to request additional information regarding the veteran's annual expenses for determining financial hardship and whether his step daughter's SSA income should be included in his countable income.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's right shoulder condition is related to his service-connected shell fragment wound.

The veteran's daughter was born with spina bifida in 1987 and died in 1988, but she is not eligible for benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805 as her death occurred before October 1, 1997.

The Board denied the claim for entitlement to DIC benefits for the cause of the veteran's death under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, as there was no evidence that VA's failure to exercise the degree of care that would be expected of a reasonable health care provider or that the proximate cause of the veteran's additional disability was an event not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board remands the veteran's claim for a VA examination to determine if her TMD disability was aggravated by her service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for obesity as it is a congenital or developmental disorder and there was no evidence of an underlying disease or disability that resulted in the veteran's obesity.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and DEA benefits, finding no evidence that the veteran's appendiceal cancer was related to his military service.

The Board found that the reduction in the veteran's disability rating for elevated fever from 10 to 0 percent, effective September 1, 2002, was appropriate based on sustained and material improvement.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased (compensable) evaluation for his service-connected right inguinal hernia, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable disability rating.