Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is denied as there is no evidence of additional symptomatology associated with his service-connected post-concussion syndrome, other than cervicogenic headaches. The claim for a separate compensable evaluation for the veteran's symptoms is denied.

The veteran's compensation benefits are currently apportioned to the appellant on behalf of his minor child A. in the amount of $196 per month, which is reasonable given the veteran's income and the appellant's reported expenses.

The Board has denied payment of certain expenses and remanded the case for further action. The appeal is now pending with the RO.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected fracture, left scaphoid with degenerative joint disease, post operative. The veteran is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic brain syndrome, finding that the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for rectal adenocarcinoma (colon cancer), status post abdominoperineal resection with colostomy, including his allegations of exposure to asbestos, radiation, and other toxic chemicals. The Board found no evidence that the colon cancer was incurred or aggravated in active military service.

The veteran died in a nursing home due to multiple cerebrovascular accidents and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The appellant's claim for NSC burial benefits and NSC death pension benefits was denied as she did not meet the legal requirements for these benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and a VA mental disorders examination.

The veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to March 1, 2004 for the payment of additional benefits for his spouse and child is denied as there is no legal basis under the law.

The veteran seeks service connection for pleural effusion requiring thoracotomy, decortication, and chest tube placement, which he claims is related to his service-connected rheumatoid disease. The case has been remanded due to the lack of service medical records.

The veteran's back disability was granted an increased rating to 40 percent effective December 29, 2004. Service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected malaria is inactive and without residuals such as liver or spleen damage, thus denying a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA death pension benefits in the amount of $5,520 is valid and denied the appellant's claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current kidney disorder is not related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran died of esophageal and gastric carcinomas, but his service-connected Hodgkin's lymphoma was not found to be the principal or contributory cause of death. The Board denied claims for service connection for these cancers.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is being remanded due to procedural defects in the notification provided.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for left leg numbness, now diagnosed as peripheral vascular disease. The Board also found that this condition was incurred during active military service.

The Board found that the veteran's hereditary muscular dystrophy was not shown to be symptomatic during his active service or for many years thereafter and is not causally related to his active service. Therefore, the claim of service connection for muscular dystrophy was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected bursitis of the right hip, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation prior to May 18, 2006 and did not warrant any higher evaluation thereafter.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records from his doctors. The case will be returned to the Board once these records are obtained.