Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the appellant is not the veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefit purposes due to her divorce from the veteran in 1979 and his subsequent remarriage.

The Board denied a compensable rating for residuals of shell fragment wound to the left mid-scapula, for accrued benefits purposes. The veteran's service-connected disability was rated based on asymptomatic scar and did not meet criteria for any higher evaluation.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 40 percent for residuals from a right orchiectomy due to orchalgia as of June 28, 2004.

The Board denied a higher initial rating for the veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right lower abdomen, evaluating it as noncompensable prior to August 30, 2002 and 10 percent disabling thereafter.

The Board has determined that an effective date prior to August 16, 2002 for the grant of service connection for residuals of a head injury is denied.

The veteran's unnecessary abdominal hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy with premature menopause are found to be compensable under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, and she is granted SMC based on the loss of use of a creative organ related to this surgery.

The VA determined that the veteran's neuropathic right foot pain does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has granted the claim for service connection for residuals of pneumonia secondary to coronary artery disease (CAD), status post heart attack and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's death to his service-connected disabilities or to any other condition attributable to service. The cause of death was determined to be an acute myocardial infarction due to gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia, and pneumonia.

The Board has remanded the case due to several issues, including verifying the veteran's service on the U.S.S. Calhoun County and obtaining additional medical opinions regarding his brain tissue necrosis.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disorder, finding that his current condition is not related to his active duty or service-connected lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of DIC benefits, finding that no formal or informal claim was filed prior to March 19, 2003.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for VCAA notification and a medical examination.

The Board has determined that an effective date prior to March 14, 2003 for the grant of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not warranted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a request for a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has determined that the appellant's reinstatement of recognition as a dependent helpless child is warranted, to reestablish her eligibility for DIC benefits.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a diagnosed chronic mental disability related to his active duty service and cannot establish service connection for this condition. The veteran is also ineligible for nonservice-connected disability pension.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for prostatitis is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Board granted increased ratings of 20 percent for the service-connected right calcaneal fracture, effective from April 2, 2003. The left calcaneal fracture is rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board denied the appellant's eligibility for non-service-connected death pension benefits as the veteran did not have qualifying service during a period of war.