Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including locating missing service medical records and considering VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to new information about the veteran's current neurological problems and the need for a VA examination.

The Board found that the appellant did not have qualifying service and therefore is not eligible for VA benefits to include nonservice-connected disability pension.

The Board has granted a 20% rating for duodenal ulcer disease and denied the claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's application for VA health care was denied because he is in the lowest priority category (priority category 8) and his income exceeds the geographic-means test, as per a change in VA regulation effective January 17, 2003.

The Board has granted service connection for gunshot wound right thigh, but denied service connection for soft tissue sarcoma. The veteran's current right thigh induration area is related to a gunshot wound in service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for colon polyps, basal cell carcinoma, and a disability manifested by urinary bleeding. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the waiver of recovery of an overpayment of education benefits under Chapter 35 in the amount of $1,606.13 due to the appellant's actions and lack of fault on VA's part.

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for the residuals of a small bowel obstruction, effective from the date of initial entitlement.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a left leg muscle injury, which he claims was caused by his service-connected lumbar spine condition and other disabilities. The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's left leg muscle injury.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his right hand disorders has been granted, with a 50 percent rating effective December 24, 2002. The decision also includes the grant of service connection for a dental disorder, which is not before the Board.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized private medical expenses and associated air ambulance transportation.

The Board has remanded the case for a travel board hearing at the RO due to the retirement of the Veterans Law Judge who conducted the personal hearing.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain a medical opinion regarding the cause of the veteran's death and to address the DIC claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318. The appellant is seeking service connection for the cause of her husband's death, which was due to glioblastoma multiforme, and she also seeks DIC benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current thoracic spine disability is not related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for gout and a respiratory disorder as secondary to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected conjunctivitis does not warrant an increased rating as there is no current active or residual symptoms of the condition.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected condition related to rectal bleeding, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's small bowel cancer with metastases to the liver was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to Agent Orange or any other herbicide agent.

The Board has granted an increased rating to 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected mitral systolic heart murmur, effective October 24, 1984.