Other conditions decisions — 2006

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate notice under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) and incomplete adjudication. The case will be returned for further development.

The veteran's eye disability is rated at 100% since June 28, 1999. Her chronic fatigue is rated as 60% disabling since July 27, 1999. The effective date for the grant of a 50% evaluation for depression remains October 15, 1998.

The Board has determined that the veteran's thoracic spine disorder is more likely than not related to his military service, and granted service connection with a non-compensable rating.

The Board has granted service connection for a right elbow disability.

The veteran died in November 2001 due to acute myocardial infarction and end-stage Alzheimer's disease. The claim for DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied as he was not rated totally disabled for a continuous period of at least ten years immediately preceding death or so rated for a period of not less than five years from the date of his discharge.

The VA denied a compensable rating for the veteran's costochondritis, stating that there is no objective evidence of any limitation of motion or function related to the condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability due to head injuries incurred in service and his right eye condition is not related to service.

The veteran's psychophysiologic gastrointestinal reaction, manifested by irritable colon syndrome, was rated at 50 percent from July 19, 1995 to June 17, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability manifested by lumps on the body, to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not establish that any skin condition was present in service or linked to exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board found no evidence to support service connection for the claimed respiratory and skin conditions, determining that they are not related to active duty service.

The Board denied the petition to reopen a claim for service connection for benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) due to lack of new and material evidence, as the October 1944 letter from the battalion surgeon was considered in previous decisions.

The veteran's claim for basic eligibility for educational assistance under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code was denied because he did not meet the legal criteria for eligibility.

The VA determined that the veteran's residuals of a stress fracture of the right femoral neck warrant a rating of 10 percent, which is the current level of disability. The Board found no evidence to support a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current right arm disabilities are not related to his injury in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have multiple joint pain related to his service and therefore denied the claim.

The Board denied service connection for a prostate condition and PTSD, and the RO denied service connection for TB. The veteran's claims were not reopened.

The veteran's urinary incontinence and status post meatotomy are not service-connected. The compensable rating for the status post meatotomy is denied, as there is no evidence of any current disability related to this condition.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the appellant's periods of active duty for training and whether he was in travel status on September 21, 1980. The claims will be remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for cause of death. The veteran's death was due to acute myocardial infarction with arrhythmias, but not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of epicondylitis of the right elbow and there is no evidence linking this condition to service or any service-connected disabilities. As such, the claim for service connection for epicondylitis of the right elbow is denied.