Other conditions decisions — 2006

The veteran is seeking service connection for solar keratosis, which he claims is due to sun exposure during his military service. The case has been remanded for further development including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied as the claimed injuries were not caused by or due to VA treatment received on February 20, 2002.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a left eye disorder he claims occurred during active duty. The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including obtaining specific information about his training and injury dates.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence showing the appellant's completion of her course of study as a medical assistant, which would not render the overpayment invalid.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for his service-connected disabilities, finding that the assigned disability ratings did not accurately reflect their severity.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current jaw disorder linked to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, finding that there was no direct evidence linking it to his military service. The Board also found that nicotine dependence did not begin in or worsen during service and thus could not be considered secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's upper abdominal pain is not service-connected, as there is no current diagnosis of a gastrointestinal disorder and the medical evidence does not support a connection to her service-connected conditions or any medication taken for those conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's symptoms are not related to his service-connected toxic neuritis of the lower extremities and denied a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected deep vein thrombosis with history of pulmonary emboli and mitral valve prolapse.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral foot disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the April 1993 RO decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for a stomach disorder, and thus the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim is denied.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as he has worked in the past and is currently employed. The Board denies his claim for a TDIU.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA death benefits as her deceased spouse did not have qualifying military service, and thus was not a veteran for purposes of receiving these benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic rectal bleeding, which had its onset during service and cannot be attributed to a known clinical diagnosis, is presumed to have been incurred in service.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and proper VCAA notice.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected status post orchiectomy, left, with prosthesis implant as there is no evidence that he meets the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The Board found that the veteran's total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo oophorectomy was not related to her service-connected vaginal infections and denied her claim for secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination and correction of VCAA notice deficiencies.

The Board found that the July 23, 1999 rating decision denying DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was final and denied the appeal.