Other conditions decisions — 2004

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant's claim of service connection for cause of death has been rendered moot by a final forfeiture decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is service-connected as secondary to his exposure to Agent Orange during military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to a significant change in VA law and incomplete evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of her service-connected left iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis, currently rated at 60 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is causally related to her service, and thus grants entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for Reiter's syndrome, effective from the date of service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's son, D, is not permanently incapable of self-support due to blindness at birth and therefore does not qualify for VA benefits as a helpless child.

The veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal septum is being reviewed for potential service connection based on exposure to Agent Orange. His claim for an increased evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder is also under review.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further review, including a VA eye examination and consideration of staged ratings under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).

The Board has determined that the veteran's arthritis of the left and right hips do not warrant an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected status post stress fracture of the left femur is being remanded due to incomplete examination and lack of recent medical records. The RO must ensure all notification requirements are met, obtain any missing records, and schedule a VA orthopedic examination.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new examination of his duodenal ulcer disability.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for pelvic inflammatory disease, finding no current symptoms requiring continuous treatment.

The veteran's claim for service connection for skin rashes of the back, upper arms, and elbows is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records.

The Board found no evidence of a current bilateral eye disorder that was incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral chondromalacia patella does not warrant a rating greater than 10 percent for each knee, as his range of motion did not meet criteria for higher evaluations based on limitation of motion due to pain.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete VA medical records from Long Beach and Memphis.

The VA has granted service connection for varicose veins of the left ankle and assigned a noncompensable disability rating. The veteran's varicose veins are manifested by intermittent edema, pain after prolonged standing, with symptoms relieved by elevation.

The VA determined that the cause of the veteran's death, which was adenocarcinoma of the colon, was not due to his exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence. The VA medical records showed treatment for plantar calluses and tinea pedis, but did not suggest a direct causal relationship between these conditions and active duty.