Other conditions decisions — 2003

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for skin herpes simplex virus is being remanded due to the need for additional information regarding his medication use.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a recent court decision invalidating certain regulations.

The veteran's right thigh disability is granted service connection, and he is awarded a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes. Service connection for mastitis is denied.

The Board denied service connection for pulmonary disease and found no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service. The low back strain was rated at 20% effective June 18, 1992, and the left maxillary sinusitis had been rated as noncompensable since October 7, 1996.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD has been found to meet the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation since January 27, 1994.

The Board has determined that the veteran lost teeth numbered 8 and 9 during service due to in-service trauma, granting service connection for these missing teeth.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injuries, bilateral feet; numbness bilateral legs; and degenerative joint disease, bilateral hips. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board denied an increase in the evaluation for residuals of a tonsillectomy, finding that the current 10 percent rating adequately reflects the veteran's symptoms.

The RO reduced the veteran's disability compensation award based on a change in his marital status, effective May 1, 1986. The reduction was proper as the veteran did not notify VA of his divorce from Victoria prior to June 1998.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hysterectomy. The decision concludes that her post-service hysterectomy was a residual of a disease process that began in service.

The veteran's cause of death, cardiac arrhythmia and arrest, was found to be due to or the consequence of his service-connected anxiety reaction.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a videoconference hearing. The service connection issue remains pending.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death was not service-connected and did not meet eligibility criteria for DIC or DEA benefits.

The Board has granted DIC benefits for the appellant in 2001, as her income did not exceed the maximum limit set by VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding service connection for gout and considering all evidence submitted since the most recent supplemental statement of the case.

The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining clinical records from VA Medical Center, a Vocational and Rehabilitation Folder, and documents related to his claims for Social Security Administration benefits. The case will also be reviewed in light of recent regulatory changes.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his status post pneumothorax with pulmonary emphysema, currently rated at 60 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic head injury residuals in March 1996, and later remanded it. The most recent development was a VA examination conducted in February 2003.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's schizoaffective disorder, finding that it began during his military service.