Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's right elbow and right hand disorders are linked to service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome, which causes pain and limits motion with additional functional loss due to pain, is currently rated at 40 percent disabling. The rating remains unchanged as the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent have not been met.

The Board finds that the veteran's residuals of a stroke were not incurred as a result of VA treatment, including hospitalization in May and June 1989. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board denied the claim of CUE in the May 1944 rating decision that reduced the veteran's disability evaluation for dementia praecox from 70 percent to 30 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's current condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for service-connected residuals of a left hip fracture was denied as he failed to report for the scheduled VA examination.

The Board found that the appellant's daughter LF, who has Down's syndrome and is permanently incapable of self-support, had her SSA payments to the appellant as payee reasonably available for use by the appellant. Therefore, the income from these payments was considered countable income for pension purposes.

The veteran's service-connected chondromalacia patella of the right knee was granted a noncompensable rating from July 8, 1997 to October 23, 2002 and a compensable rating of 10 percent thereafter.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's Crohn's disease and its residuals do not meet the criteria for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to VA medical treatment or lack thereof.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to ALS and denied Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits as the veteran was not service-connected for any disability at the time of his death. The evidence did not support a finding that ALS was caused by military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The case is being remanded to the AOJ for further examination and development of evidence related to the veteran's claim for service connection for an upper respiratory disorder.

The Board has denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that pancreatic cancer did not have a nexus to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.

The Board has ordered the RO to investigate the circumstances under which a felony warrant was issued against the veteran, and determine if the discontinuation of his nonservice-connected pension benefits was proper. The case will be returned to the Board for further review after this investigation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.,Service connection was denied for abnormal menses with intermittent anemia and fatigue, premenstrual syndrome, and a white blood cell disorder/red blood cell disorder secondary to exposure to hazardous chemicals.

The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for right eye vision loss, effective from November 20, 2002. The veteran's claim for an increased rating remains pending.

The Board has determined that the provided VCAA notice was not tailored to the DIC claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and remands for issuance of appropriate VCAA notice.

The veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for a new VA examination of his service-connected bilateral foot disorders due to alleged worsening since his last examination in February 2003.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining information about the veteran's exposure to hazardous substances in the Persian Gulf War and a medical opinion on whether these exposures are related to his death from metastatic esophageal squamous cell cancer.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for atrial fibrillation, finding no evidence linking his current condition to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to accrued benefits or death pension benefits due to a lack of qualifying service.