Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by VA hospital care and medical treatment, as his condition developed due to recurrent Clostridium difficile infections contracted during earlier VA hospitalizations or from antimicrobial therapy prescribed by VA physicians.

The veteran's urgency incontinence is rated at 60 percent effective September 5, 2006. Prior to that date, the disability was rated at 40 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostatitis, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his claim for VA benefits, finding that he did not have qualifying service as a veteran and thus was not eligible for benefits.

The veteran's family income exceeds the maximum annual rate for payment of nonservice-connected pension benefits, as his income alone is over $10,000 and he has no dependents.

The Board found that the veteran did not have a chronic genitourinary disability due to service and denied his claim.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, as it no longer has jurisdiction over the case.

The Board denied service connection for light perception only of the left eye due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service, despite extensive medical records showing injuries and no vision impairment at the time of discharge.

The veteran seeks service connection for a skin disorder, claimed as due to exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The Board finds that further development is needed to determine the relationship between the current skin disorders and active service, including presumed Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of VA benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The case is being remanded for further development and examination of the veteran's left ulnar neuritis, including obtaining VA treatment records from June 2005 to the present. The veteran will also be provided a Statement of the Case regarding her tension headaches.

The Board has determined that the veteran's carpel tunnel syndrome of both left and right upper extremities is related to his military service, resolving doubt in favor of the veteran.

The Board found no evidence to support a connection between the veteran's mesothelioma and his military service, including exposure to asbestos or herbicides. As such, the claim for service connection for the cause of death was denied.

The VA has granted service connection for mood disorder secondary to a cerebrovascular accident, and assigned an initial evaluation of 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition, finding no evidence of a chronic skin disorder during active duty and no competent opinion linking any present disability to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a rectal disorder in April 1985. The evidence received since that decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the issue.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 as there is no competent medical evidence showing that VA medical and surgical treatment caused his current disability of the right eye.

The RO has denied the veteran's claims for service connection and death pension benefits. The case is being remanded to schedule a Board hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation during his military service as an AFSC 32150K, bomb navigation systems mechanic. The appellant's claim will be addressed again after this development.

The veteran's death pension claim was denied because the appellant's annual income exceeded the maximum annual income for death pension benefits.