Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a skin condition, finding that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete substantive appeal and issues regarding a hearing request.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not a veteran and therefore, does not meet the requirements to establish eligibility for VA benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for blackouts, claimed as residuals of a head injury due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left hip fracture was not caused by his willful misconduct and was a result of medical treatment provided under VA law. The proximate cause of the disability was fault on the part of the Department in furnishing the hospital care, which led to the hip fracture.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for a right upper arm fracture is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of his claims file.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, finding that the veteran's current diagnosis of Stargardt's disease is related to his period of military service from February 1968 to February 1970.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right-sided joint pain, nausea, trembling of the hands, and a rash on the scalp as these conditions were not related to his service-connected sarcoidosis or any other inservice injury.

The veteran's postoperative tonsillitis and pharyngitis are not shown to be productive of any functional impairment.,Prior to April 25, 2002, there was no evidence of unfavorable ankylosis of the right thumb.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and entitlement to DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The veteran developed an epidermal cyst on the right forehead after a 1981 nerve conduction study, but there is no evidence of causation between this condition and VA treatment in 1981. The Board denied compensation under Section 1151.

The VA denied the veteran's requests for increased evaluations for his thoracic aorta rupture and its associated scar. The VA found that the veteran's condition did not meet criteria for higher ratings.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates were denied. The RO assigned an initial 80 percent rating for right femoral head avascular necrosis, a 10 percent rating for the residuals of left leg thromboembolectomy and fasciotomy, and no rating for thoracostomy.

The veteran's left eye disability, including decompensation of the left cornea, developed as a result of complications from cataract surgery and/or eye drops provided by VA. The Board finds that this meets the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for hyperkeratosis of both hands, finger and palm joints, and soles of the feet. The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him individually unemployable.

The Board granted an increased disability rating for the veteran's service-connected recurrent bilateral pneumothoraxes from 60 percent to a higher percentage, and denied his earlier effective date claim for TDIU.

The VA estrogen treatment did not cause the veteran's right breast carcinoma.,The VA chemotherapy treatment did not cause the veteran's myocardial infarction.

The Board determined that the veteran's preexisting psychiatric conditions, specifically pedophilia and personality disorder, did not meet the criteria for service connection as they were clearly and unmistakably present prior to his military service.

The Board denied a higher rating for dysthymia, finding that the veteran's disability did not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating under either old or new rating criteria.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer and post-gastrectomy dysmotility did not warrant a rating in excess of 40 percent for the period from August 7, 2000, to May 2, 2005.