Other conditions decisions — 2006

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected back disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate examination reports and incomplete medical records. The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left inguinal hernia repair is being reviewed.

The Board found no CUE in the January 1955 decision denying service connection for a stomach disorder. The veteran's claim was reopened on new evidence and granted service connection effective from January 31, 1997 with a 40% rating.

The Board has vacated the previous decision and is remanding the case for a new hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim for direct service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there is no direct medical evidence linking the veteran's CLL to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion from Dr. Joy Ladue Johnson regarding the etiology of the veteran's larynx cancer.

The Board found no evidence of a current left eye disability related to service, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board finds that the evidence does not support an increased evaluation for the right thigh disability or initial evaluations for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's service-connected disabilities are evaluated based on their current severity.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to bronchogenic carcinoma, finding that it is not related to an in-service injury or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ulcers were not incurred in service and are not related to his service-connected PTSD. The claim for secondary service connection was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing records and need for further examination of the veteran's ankle disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral hearing impairment and an earlier effective date for a 10 percent disability rating for his left hip disability. The Board found that there was no evidence showing an increase in disability prior to March 30, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and SMC, finding that there was no evidence of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to February 1, 1999.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have severe dysplasia or amenorrhea, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to evaluate the severity of his service-connected residuals of pilonidal cyst with hidradenitis. The claim will be re-adjudicated after these actions.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claims for service connection for skin and lung disorders, both claimed as residuals of Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for a bilateral foot disorder.

The veteran's PTSD was manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating from at least the date of claim through at least February 14, 2005.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. His right thigh disability is rated at 20 percent, while his left thigh disability remains noncompensable.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and providing proper VCAA notice.