Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and providing proper notice.

The veteran was granted an earlier effective date of June 11, 1999, for service connection for status post total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy secondary to endometriosis.

The appellant's request for waiver of the overpayment was not timely filed, as it was submitted more than 180 days after notice of the indebtedness.

The appeal is remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of the veteran's cholesteatoma and whether it is related to his service-connected hearing loss.

The Board found that the veteran's ulcerative esophagitis was most likely caused by steroidal medications prescribed following his VA hospitalization, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder was reopened and granted, while the claims for a neck tumor and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for PTSD were remanded.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made.

The veteran's son was not found to be permanently incapable of self-support before attaining the age of 18, and therefore is not entitled to helpless child benefits.

The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological condition of the left arm.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including notification and examination to assess the current severity of the veteran's varicose veins.

The veteran's traumatic retinopathy of the left eye, status-post cataract extraction and intraocular lens implant, has been manifested by blindness (only light perception in the left eye), and a disability rating in excess of 30 percent is not warranted.

The appeal is remanded for additional development and notice to the appellant.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a total and permanent rating for accrued benefits purposes as no service-connected disability compensation claim was pending at the time of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an additional apportionment of the veteran's pension benefits, finding that it would cause undue hardship to the veteran.

The veteran's death did not meet the criteria for entitlement to a nonservice-connected burial allowance.

The veteran's residuals of stress fracture of the left pubic ramus with left hip and left groin pain were denied a rating in excess of 10 percent, and TDIU was also denied.

The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was denied because he did not have the requisite amount of wartime service or be discharged from wartime service due to service-connected disability.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including an examination and opinion regarding the veteran's claim of service connection for multiple myeloma.

The veteran's service did not meet the minimum requirement of 90 days for an award of nonservice-connected pension.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed the case.