Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the veteran, finding that she was not lawfully married to him at the time of his death and thus is not eligible for VA benefits.

The Board found no evidence to support service connection for a left elbow disability or neurological disability of the left hand and fingers, as there was no medical nexus linking these conditions to service. The veteran's current disabilities were attributed to post-service injuries.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral eye disorders, including decreased visual acuity, right eye cataracts and macular degeneration, were not incurred or aggravated during active service or due to a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for dysthymic disorder and assigned a 70 percent rating, effective June 22, 1999. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date is denied.

The Board found that the appellant knowingly submitted false or fraudulent statements in support of her claim for VA benefits, leading to a forfeiture of her rights to death pension benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 40 percent and a higher evaluation for narcolepsy, as well as his claim for earlier effective date for TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for Mounier-Kuhn's syndrome, a congenital disease. Service connection was denied for chronic headaches and left nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury.

The case is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing and further development.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his residuals of back strain, thoracic region. The RO found that the combined range of motion of the thoracolumbar spine was 225 degrees, which does not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left calf numbness does not warrant a compensable rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, but has denied the underlying claim as the residuals of the gunshot wound are not related to active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's poliomyelitis left foot was aggravated by service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's lumbar spine disability, effective October 2003. Separate ratings of 10 percent each have been assigned for neurological impairment in both lower extremities.

The veteran's gastrointestinal disorder is not found to be related to his service-connected PTSD, and thus he does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have chronic pancreatitis and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no link between the veteran's current PTSD symptoms and his in-service stressors, thus denying service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral defective hearing does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not eligible to receive survivor benefits as she was not married to the veteran at the time of his death.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected right hip disability, as it did not meet the minimum percentage requirements under the applicable criteria.