Other conditions decisions — 2003

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for poliomyelitis, skin rash due to herbicide exposure, hypertension, and PTSD. The claim for poliomyelitis was previously denied in January 1990 and is now being reopened based on new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to newly acquired evidence and will consider service connection for a left varicocele.

The Board found that the veteran's fatigue was not attributable to an undiagnosed illness and denied service connection for this condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of cold injury to the feet, finding that his current foot disability is likely due to frostbite injuries sustained during military service in Korea.

The Board found that the veteran's color blindness is a congenital defect that was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for retroactive educational benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code for his participation in a training program at Miramar College prior to November 22, 1998 was denied as the application was received on November 22, 1999 and benefits could not be paid for periods of education prior to one year from the date of receipt of the application.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg limp, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing shortness in the right leg prior to service. The Board also found that there was no medical evidence showing an increase in disability during service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and granted service connection for a stomach condition, finding that new evidence supports the claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for paraplegia as secondary to service-connected schizophrenia. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted an extension of a temporary total disability rating for a period of convalescence following surgery to treat the veteran's service-connected bilateral nephrolithiasis, effective from February 1, 2001.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence being added to the claims file, and the need for further development of the evidence.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for ankylosing spondylitis, thus denying the veteran's request.

The Board has determined that the veteran's attempt to seek admission at a VA facility on October 12, 2001 was denied. As all other requirements for payment of unauthorized medical expenses are met, the claim is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a recent Court order and VCAA requirements.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an increased rating for his left leg shrapnel wound residuals, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including obtaining a VA examination to assess the current nature and extent of severity of the veteran's bilateral knee bursitis.

The veteran claims a chronic lung disability is related to asbestos exposure during his Navy service. The VA has ordered additional examinations and records review to determine if the veteran was exposed to asbestos, what degree of exposure there may have been, and whether any current lung pathology is related to this exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's gouty arthritis was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement or payment of medical expenses incurred at a private hospital during his April 2000 hospitalization was denied as the treatment was not authorized by VA and no prior service-connected disability existed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, claimed as craniotomy and shunt replacement, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.