Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the veteran's service connection claims, but a line of duty determination in favor of the veteran was made. The veteran is still seeking service connection for spinal cord injuries, loss of bowel and bladder control, loss of arms and legs, and a sinus condition.

The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for a left eye disability, thus denying the veteran's request.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to provide due process and obtain additional evidence regarding the veteran's claim for service connection of prostate cancer.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a VCAA notice deficiency regarding the increased rating claim for his left testicle disability.

The appellant's claim for VA compensation or pension benefits was denied as he lacks qualifying service with the United States Armed Forces.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that there was no evidence linking any service-connected disability to his death.

The veteran died in October 2003 and was not discharged or released from active service for a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty. Service connection was not in effect for any disability at the time of his death, he was not in receipt of pension or compensation, nor did he have a pending claim for such benefits. The veteran's death certificate shows he died in a private hospital and there is no legal basis for a grant of nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and the basic eligibility for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral defective hearing, finding that the evidence does not support a finding that his current hearing loss is related to his military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's herniated nucleus pulposus does not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent, as his forward flexion is limited to 50 degrees and there are no associated objective neurologic abnormalities.

The Board found that the avascular necrosis of the hips was not proximately caused by VA medical treatment and denied the claim for disability compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to his own willful misconduct, finding that he died from multiple handgun wounds to the torso inflicted by police officers in an attempt to prevent him from stabbing his wife.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and determine if he meets the criteria for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and basal cell carcinoma have been denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after his period of active military service.

The veteran's claim for enhanced DIC benefits was denied because he did not have a total service-connected disability rating continuously for eight years immediately prior to his death. The appeal is based on the possibility of CUE in a previous decision, but no such evidence has been provided or found.

The Board has ordered additional development of the appellant's countable income, including after August 1, 2004, when one of her children turned 18 years old. The case will be remanded for further adjudication.

The veteran is seeking service connection for numbness of the hands and feet, which he claims is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus or Agent Orange exposure. The RO has denied this claim on both bases. The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's numbness of the hands and feet is causally related either to diabetes or CIDP.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional VCAA notice.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition, including atrial-septal defect (ASD), and hearing loss. The decision found that her ASD was not aggravated by service and did not warrant service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for lichen planus and declined to assign a rating in excess of 10 percent for right and left foot calluses. The case is remanded for further development.