Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records from the veteran's Merchant Marine service and scheduling an examination to determine if his current disabilities are related to his head injury during service.

The Board found that the veteran's traumatic cataract in the right eye existed prior to service and was not aggravated by active service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's death is caused by squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, which was presumed to have been incurred due to his exposure to mustard gas during active service. The issue of DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is dismissed as the cause of death has already been established.

The veteran's chronic liver disorder is not related to service, and he does not meet the criteria for a total rating based on individual unemployability prior to August 16, 2006.

The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge from service was a bar to VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct, but not insanity at the time of offenses.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left femur fracture and right fourth metacarpal fracture, finding that neither disability warranted a higher rating under VA's rating criteria.

The Board denied service connection for a sinus disability, finding that the veteran's current chronic sinus disability is not related to his service or any in-service complaints.

The Board found that the veteran's fifth metatarsal fracture was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a duodenal ulcer, finding that there was no evidence of such condition during or within one year after military service and that it did not manifest until many years post-service. The Board concluded that direct service connection could not be established.

The veteran's duodenal ulcer is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds no evidence of an active ulcer in recent decades. Therefore, the claim for a compensable rating is denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for arthritis of the legs due to cold weather injuries.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if the veteran's current right upper quadrant pain and associated symptoms are related to his service, specifically his time in the Persian Gulf during active duty.

The Board has granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for alopecia areata, and denied an increased rating for urticaria.

The veteran's request for a waiver of the overpayment was denied in December 2001, and the Board is remanding the case to obtain more current information about his financial status.

The Board has denied service connection for an eye disorder and severe atrophy of the maxilla and mandible with bone loss, finding no evidence of a disease or injury in service that resulted in these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a scheduling issue for a Travel Board hearing and clarification regarding the veteran's representation.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have active military service for purposes of entitlement to VA benefits, and thus is not eligible for non-service-connected disability pension benefits.

The appellant is not eligible for restoration of nonservice connected death pension as a matter of law due to her remarriage after November 1, 1990.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a dental disability related to service-connected pansinusitis and denies his claim.

The veteran's service was less than 90 days, and there is no evidence of a service-connected disability at the time of his separation. The claim for non-service connected pension benefits is denied.