Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board is remanding the case for further development due to a lack of medical evidence regarding the cause of death.

The Board dismissed the moving party's motion as a second attempt to overturn the January 2004 decision on the basis of CUE, finding that such motions are prohibited once there is a final decision on a prior Board decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of service-connected carcinoma of the larynx, from July 1, 2003.

The VA denied an increased rating for prostate cancer residuals, finding that the veteran's condition is not active and thus does not warrant a higher evaluation. The most dominant genitourinary dysfunction has been urinary frequency.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to a lack of service during a period of war, as his service ended before the start of the Vietnam Era.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding that her application was received more than a year after the veteran's death and therefore did not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for legal entitlement to non-service-connected disability pension benefits due to a lack of new and material evidence, as his service is prior to July 1946 and not considered active duty for VA pension purposes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Crohn's disease is productive of no more than moderately severe symptoms with frequent exacerbations, warranting a 30 percent evaluation.

The Board found no legal basis for awarding accrued benefits to the appellant, as she is not a member of one of the statutorily enumerated categories of recipients.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete VA examinations and for clarification on the veteran's satisfaction with his current disability ratings.

The veteran's application for enrollment in the VA health care system was denied due to his assignment to Priority Group 8, which is not eligible for new enrollments after January 17, 2003.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected laceration of flexor tendons, distal left forearm, finding that the disability represented a moderately severe muscle disability at 20 percent disabling since August 3, 2004.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have a disability or disease manifested by sinus bradycardia and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a hiatal hernia, stating that no new and material evidence was submitted. The RO found that there was no evidence of treatment for this condition in his service medical records.