Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board found no evidence of a chronic respiratory disorder related to service, including pneumonia. The veteran's current respiratory issues are not shown to be connected to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right leg tendinitis did not begin during service and is not attributable to service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the Atlanta VA Regional Office. The appellant must be notified of the time and place of the scheduled hearing.

The veteran's service connection claim for residuals, crushing injury to right middle finger and amputation of distal phalanx right index finger is granted. A higher initial rating of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss prior to February 12, 2004, is granted. Since then, a noncompensable rating is assigned.

The Board denied service connection for high cholesterol, finding that it is not a disability for which service connection can be granted.

The Board has ordered additional development due to concerns about the completeness of evidence in the veteran's file, including materials related to fraud allegations. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain Social Security Administration records related to the veteran's PTSD claim and to determine if a VA medical examination or opinion is necessary.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including consideration of new and material evidence for a skin disorder claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and determined that his chronic bilateral otitis externa was incurred in service, granting service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen his claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to lack of qualifying service, and thus no new evidence was presented that would warrant reopening the claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a lack of timely filing of her substantive appeal.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic skin disorder and granted it, finding that there is sufficient evidence to connect his current condition with his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient notice in reopening a claim for service connection for schizoid personality disorder. The veteran's appeal seeking service connection for PTSD was withdrawn.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied as there is no evidence showing that her current disability was caused by VA treatment.

The Board granted service connection for early cataracts of both eyes as secondary to service-connected diabetes. The claim for an eye disorder other than cataracts was denied.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which is not a disease presumed to be caused by exposure to herbicides used in Vietnam. The Board also concluded that there is no evidence linking the veteran's idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to his service or any other condition.

The Board previously denied a compensable evaluation for genital herpes from April 5, 1989 to August 29, 2002 and found that from August 30, 2002, no more than a 10 percent rating was warranted. The appeal is now remanded due to deficiencies in the Board's analysis.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and consideration of the evidence, including records from Delaby Brace and Limb dated from 1999 to 2003 and VA records dated in October 2001, March 2003, and January 2006. The RO will also provide notice regarding effective dates of awards as required by the VCAA.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking his astrocytoma, which caused his death in June 1984, to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an increased disability evaluation for his right eye endophthalmitis and a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.