Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain terminal hospital records and medical opinions regarding the cause of death, as well as whether the veteran was entitled to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his VA medical records, including those from Marion, Illinois and John Cochran VAMC in St. Louis.

The Board has granted a separate 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected tendomuscular strain with metatarsalgia of the left foot, finding that his symptoms meet the criteria for moderately severe foot impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for status post multiple abdominal surgeries due to an ulcer and a recurrent incisional hernia, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The skin cancer claim was also denied as there is no evidence of herbicide exposure during service or any nexus between the condition and service.

The Board has granted increased ratings of 20 percent for the veteran's right and left foot disabilities, finding that they are manifested by moderately severe impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and needs to address both direct and secondary service connection for loss of sense of taste.

The veteran's service does not meet the threshold requirements for VA pension benefits due to insufficient active duty service during a period of war.

The Board denied reopening and granting service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no new evidence to support the claim.

The appellant's income exceeded the maximum allowable for death pension benefits, resulting in a denial of her claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's memory loss and sleep disturbance/fatigue disorder are not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that a timely substantive appeal was not filed in response to the March 19, 1996 rating decision for an earlier effective date for TDIU. As such, the claim is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case for additional evidentiary development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records. The veteran's claim of an earlier effective date remains under review.

The veteran's service-connected cognitive disorder, status post closed head injury, is rated at 100 percent disabling as of April 6, 2005, due to total social and industrial inadaptability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for deformity of the eyelids, finding no current disability and thus denying the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, actinic keratoses, seborrhea keratoses, and basal cell carcinoma as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were related to his military service.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected right fourth metacarpal fracture does not warrant a compensable evaluation due to lack of evidence of significant functional loss or impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to assess whether the veteran's current back disability is related to his active service, including any aggravation of a preexisting condition.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for a respiratory disability due to asbestos exposure has been dismissed as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The veteran's claim for service connection for eustachian tube dysfunction, claimed as balance problem, is pending and requires further action due to procedural issues.