Other conditions decisions — 2004

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of the record, including obtaining medical records from the veteran's treatment providers.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's right shoulder disability, effective April 29, 2004. Prior to that date, the disability was rated at 20 percent.

The Board found no current medical diagnosis of a disability related to the veteran's malaria, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for thoracic spine muscle strain with compression fractures is being remanded to obtain a VA examination and consider the changes in rating criteria.

The veteran's claims are being remanded for further development and consideration under the revised criteria for rating skin disorders (effective August 30, 2002) and finger disorders (effective August 26, 2002).

The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at the highest possible evaluation of 100 percent from May 25, 1999 to June 23, 2003.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and consider the appropriate rating criteria for her service-connected skin graft condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for claimed residuals of a gallbladder condition, finding no competent medical evidence to support his current disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine the veteran's current income and whether it exceeds the maximum annual limit set by law.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected old chorioretinitis of the right eye is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the extent of his current visual acuity and whether it is related to his service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's total abdominal hysterectomy is causally related to military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and requests for additional information from the veteran.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to failure to provide proper VCAA notification.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's residuals of a brain tumor were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, including as secondary to service-connected psychotic depression.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 as his spinal fracture was not caused by VA medical treatment or hospitalization, and he did not follow instructions to wear a brace when he fell at home.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to VA hospital care from June 26, 1992, to July 10, 1992, finding no evidence that any action or omission by VA caused the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ischemic cerebral disease is at least as likely as not due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's application for basic eligibility for educational assistance under Chapter 30 was denied because she did not meet the required service criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right ear disability, finding no causal relationship between his current condition and his military service. The appeal was based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service.