Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran is seeking service connection for a left eye disorder, which he claims was incurred during his military service. The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current left eye disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with total gastrectomy, as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation. The earliest document that can be considered a claim is from February 28, 1996.

The veteran was granted a TDIU rating of 70% for his service-connected psychiatric disability (Panic Disorder) effective from May 9, 2002. However, the RO received his initial claim for TDIU in September 2002 and he did not report to the scheduled VA examination due to unemployability issues.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the right wrist did not meet or approximate criteria for a higher rating than 10 percent, as it did not show ankylosis of the wrist.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if the veteran's service-connected nephrolithiasis caused or contributed to his kidney failure, which may have been a factor in his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for otitis media and otitis externa in the left ear, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been denied as secondary to his service-connected right ear disorders.

The Board found that the appellant's late husband did not have qualifying service for VA death pension benefits and denied her claim.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The case will be returned to the Board after this additional development.

The appellant is not recognized as the surviving spouse of the veteran due to a separation without fault on her part, which broke the continuity of cohabitation.

The Board granted service connection for a perforated left tympanic membrane with associated pain and sensitivity, but denied service connection for disability manifested by impaired balance.

The Board finds that the veteran does not currently have mitral valve prolapse and therefore service connection is denied.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have current right foot disability related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at private facilities on July 8, 2004, and July 19, 2004 was denied by the agency of original jurisdiction.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disability due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim was previously denied in March 2002, and no new or material evidence has been submitted since then.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's pleural cavity injury, secondary to a shell fragment wound and spontaneous pneumothorax.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal on his claim for service connection for tobacco-related illness, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service that qualifies him for VA non-service-connected disability pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for onychomycosis due to new and material evidence received, including VA outpatient treatment records showing ongoing treatment for fungal infection.

The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance of another person or being housebound is remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.