Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's cardiomyopathy was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's stomach cancer, which caused his death in April 2003, was not incurred or aggravated by service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year from separation. The Board also concluded that the veteran's stomach cancer did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including a schizoaffective disorder, had its onset during service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board has raised questions about the exact nature and etiology of the veteran's claimed post-traumatic stress disorder due to service in Vietnam. The case is being remanded for further development, including verification of inservice stressors.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his claim for recognition as a veteran for VA benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for Behcet's disease with defective vision, oral monilia, and severe and gross incoordination of all extremities.

The veteran's hip and knee disabilities are rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on her complaints of pain during strenuous activities.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for arthritis of both hands, which was previously denied in June 2001. The decision grants this portion of the appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected ingrown toenail does not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the applicable rating schedule.

The veteran's death certificate records that he was divorced at the time of his death. The appellant, who claims to be the surviving spouse, was not married to the veteran at the time of his death and thus does not meet the criteria for a surviving spouse as defined by VA regulations.

The Board found that the veteran's dysthymia warrants a 50 percent disability rating, but denied his claims for increased ratings and service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and eye disability.

The veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at 40 percent, and the Board has granted a 60 percent rating based on urinary incontinence requiring absorbent materials changed more than four times per day.

The Board found that the right arm mass did not result from VA care and denied the claim.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has granted the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that prostate adenocarcinoma, which is subject to presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicides, was a contributory cause of death on account of its debilitating effects and general impairment of health.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic disability manifested by bilateral upper and lower extremity joint and muscle pain due to an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained multisymptom illness, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lower back pain is not related to his in-service sacrum injury and therefore does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board found that the veteran did not timely file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) regarding the August 1995 rating decision, and thus denied his appeal.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the service-connected residuals of a right foot injury with arthritic changes and right saphenous nerve neuritis, which more closely approximates moderately severe impairment.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including colon cancer, colitis, nasal passage polyps, sinus cavity polyps, growth on tongue, and arthritis of the spine, all claimed to be due to herbicide exposure during service in Vietnam.