Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found no probative evidence demonstrating the veteran has multiple tumors as a result of any established event, injury, or disease during active service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The appellant's DIC benefits were terminated due to her remarriage prior to age 57, and the Board denied restoration of these benefits.

The Board found that the veteran's colon cancer is not etiologically related to active service and is not shown to be related to a service-connected disability, including his duodenal ulcer. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not recognized as the common-law wife of the veteran, and therefore, she does not meet the criteria for VA dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of panhypopituitarism due to new and material evidence, and determined that it is related to an in-service head injury during his tour in Vietnam.

The Board denied the claim to reopen as new and material evidence was not submitted, and thus the veteran's death could not be linked to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a post-operative abdominal condition, concluding that the veteran's pre-existing condition was not aggravated by military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have cerebral palsy as a result of her service in the military, and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran did not have residuals of a cold injury or arthritis that were incurred in service. The evidence showed no such conditions until many years after separation from active duty.

The veteran's initial noncompensable rating for service-connected diplopia with exotropia, effective February 29, 2000, is denied. The RO must schedule the veteran for a comprehensive ophthalmologic examination to determine if any decreased visual acuity shown in July 2004 and currently shown is due to his service-connected conditions or nonservice-connected disorders.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a dental condition, claimed as multiple tooth loss, finding that there is no evidence of a currently compensable dental disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for his right and left sterno-clavicular joint injuries, finding that the evidence does not support a rating in excess of 30 percent for the dominant shoulder or 20 percent for the non-dominant shoulder.

The veteran argues he should be enrolled in Priority Group 3 based on his Purple Heart. The VA decision confirmed him in Priority Group 5, and the case is being remanded to review his service medical records for evidence of a Purple Heart.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred for treatment of ureteral steinstrasse were not reimbursable as the condition was not an emergency and VA facilities were feasibly available.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to his death from gastrointestinal bleeding, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of a cold injury of the right hand, but denied it on the merits. The veteran's current evidence does not show that his hearing loss is related to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's brain tumor and its residuals are not attributable to exposure to ionizing radiation during service, and thus cannot be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for keratoconus, a condition that was diagnosed during service and well controlled with glasses.

The veteran's death was not caused by VA medical treatment, and the Board finds that there is no evidence of negligence or fault on the part of VA. The claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection in July 1971. The veteran filed a new claim on February 12, 2001 and was granted service connection for short bowel syndrome with an effective date of February 12, 2001. He now appeals for an earlier effective date.