Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim, and therefore denied the appellant's attempt to establish her status as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefits purposes.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and issuance of proper notice.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development and notification in compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The veteran's current personality disorder was not related to his active service, and no acquired psychiatric disorder was found to be related to his time in service.

The Board remands the claim for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that a preponderance of the medical evidence does not support a conclusion that a right eye disability was caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment on the part of VA in furnishing medical treatment to the veteran, or as a result of an event not reasonably foreseeable.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board found that there is no adequate basis in the record to find a nexus between any current Lyme disease and the veteran's military service.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The veteran's residuals of gunshot wounds on the right (dominant) arm were rated at 40 percent, and special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound benefits was denied.

The veteran's right testicle, with service-connected shrapnel wound, is not considered to have lost use; therefore, he is not entitled to special monthly compensation based on the service-connected disability affecting that testicle.

The Board found that the appellant had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen a claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The appeal is remanded for further evidentiary development, including the request for additional documentation from the appellant and a search of records at the National Personnel Records Center.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for referral to the Director, Compensation and Pension Service for extra-schedular consideration of a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability prior to January 4, 2001.

The veteran's gout of the left big toe is not shown to be more than 20 percent disabling, as it does not result in weight loss or anemia and does not produce severe impairment of health or incapacitating exacerbations.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory condition, specifically shortness of breath, was remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The veteran's son, S., was granted VA benefits as a helpless child of the veteran who was permanently incapable of self-support prior to reaching the age of 18 years.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability, claimed as an irregular heart beat, because it was not shown that such condition was incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The interest received from the redemption of United States Savings Bonds in 1997 is excluded as income for purposes of VA improved pension benefits.