Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and additional evidence, requiring further development including obtaining service medical records, VA treatment records, and private medical records. The veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic neck disorder will be reconsidered based on the new information.

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for residuals of a neck injury, finding that new and material evidence was not received since the previous denial in October 2002.

The Board has granted an effective date of May 22, 2002 for the grant of service connection for T-cell lymphoma due to its manifestation by that time and based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents.

The RO did not separately award SMC for the anatomical loss of the right testicle from April 27, 1968 due to service connection by aggravation. The decision is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a separately ratable bladder disability due to service-connected diabetes mellitus, and therefore service connection for a claimed bladder disorder is denied.

The veteran has agreed to the current rating of 10 percent for his service-connected back pain syndrome, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the validity of the overpayment and whether it was properly created. The veteran's claim will be returned for further consideration.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left eye disability did not cause or lead to his spinal cord injury, and thus denied his claim for secondary service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a cardiac disorder and a right eye disorder, finding that the veteran did not have current disabilities related to his military service.

The veteran's service-connected right leg disability did not cause or contribute to his death from congestive heart failure. The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have residuals of a right femoral neck injury incurred in service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Board found no CUE in the March 2000 rating decision that denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The effective date remains August 17, 2004.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected pulmonary emphysema contributed substantially or materially to his death, which was caused by intracranial hemorrhage. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a skin rash was granted, with the effective date set at November 30, 2004.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for VA benefits based on a period of service from January 1968 to July 1971 due to new and material evidence provided. The case is now pending further adjudication.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Jackson County Memorial Hospital on September 14, 2004 and Comanche County Memorial Hospital on September 14-15, 2004 were reimbursed by VA due to the emergent nature of his condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowance, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's lung disorder secondary to asbestos exposure, finding that his FEV-1 and FEV-1/FVC levels have never fallen below the required percentages for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for organic impotence prior to December 29, 2006 was denied. However, the VA found that there is sufficient evidence of an abnormality (loss of sensation over the glans penis) from this date onwards, warranting a 20% evaluation.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his death to his active duty service.