Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected residuals of pneumonia do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining any form of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background. As such, the requirements for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability have not been met.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected compression fracture of the T-12 vertebra does not warrant a higher rating as it only causes mild discomfort and no other orthopedic or neurological impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a videoconference hearing at the RO.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected urethral stricture did not result in any manifestations of voiding dysfunction, urinary frequency, obstructed voiding, or urinary tract infections. Therefore, an initial compensable rating for this condition was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and lack of cooperation from the appellant. The claim will be reconsidered after additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for left hip degenerative changes as secondary to the right foot disorder and increased ratings for residuals of postoperative excision of a benign tumor from the third metatarsal of the right foot, bone graft donor site with neuroma, and initial rating for sacroiliitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals, cerebrovascular accident due to lack of causation in fact; the proximate cause was not VA negligence or fault.

The Board found that the veteran's low back disorder is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen her service connection for cause of death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's income was not excessive for non-service-connected pension benefits in 2005, but it was excessive for 2006 and 2007.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pending hearing request, and the veteran must be scheduled for a Travel Board Hearing.

The Board determined that the veteran's back disability, which approximates moderate limitation of motion with forward flexion greater than 30 degrees but not more than 60 degrees, does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating. The current 20 percent rating is therefore denied.

The Board found that the veteran's prostatitis is not shown to be etiologically related to his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran was not continuously rated as totally disabled for over 10 years, and thus denied the appellant's claim to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and a need for clarification on which issues the appellant wishes to appeal.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of dental trauma to teeth numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 was denied as there is no evidence linking current dental conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the appellant's claim for VA death benefits as the surviving spouse of her deceased husband. The additional evidence suggests that she and her late husband had resumed living together in a common law marriage by the time of his death, allowing her to be classified as his surviving spouse.

The RO reduced the veteran's disability rating from 20% to 10%, effective January 1, 2005, based on improvement in his condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) in the amount of $11,078 due to her failure to notify VA of changes in dependent status. The Board found that collection would not deprive her of basic necessities and that she would be unjustly enriched if the debt were waived.

The Board determined that the veteran's cause of death from esophageal adenocarcinoma with metastases to bone and liver was not caused or contributed substantially or materially by his service-connected conditions, including hypertension and bilateral hearing loss.