Other conditions decisions — 2007

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for congestive heart failure and post-operative bilateral cataracts, finding that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a pilonidal cyst warrant a 10 percent evaluation, effective from the date of his claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for ulcerative colitis, currently rated at 30 percent. The evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right leg disorder, finding no medical evidence linking the condition to his military service or VA treatment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cardiomyopathy was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not proximately due to or the result of service-connected PTSD.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current genital herpes disability is related to disease or injury incurred in service.

The Board has determined that a rating in excess of 30 percent for pes valgus deformity of the left foot with callus over the third metatarsal head is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's defective hearing, right ear does not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for panic disorder with agoraphobia prior to February 8, 2002 was denied. The effective date remains unchanged at the time of this decision.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's service connection claim for malaria, resulting in a denial of the appeal.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected ulcerative colitis, currently rated at 30 percent.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic bilateral ear infection, to include otitis media, was denied. His claim for an increased rating for his ophthalmological disability, currently rated at 50 percent, remains granted.

The Board found no evidence of a left breast disability during service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any current residual disability from his left eye injury in service and therefore, service connection for residuals of a left eye injury is denied.

The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for an eye disability, including ocular histoplasmosis and geographic serpiginous choroiditis.

The Board found that the veteran's fatal brain cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, including exposure to chemicals during his service in the Gulf War. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has determined that the veteran's legally adopted children, R.T. and A.T., meet the criteria to be recognized as his adopted children for VA purposes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a coccyx fracture warrant a 10 percent disability rating, as this condition manifests as pain and tenderness in the area of the coccyx without clinical indication of other symptomatology.

The veteran claims service connection for scleroderma, which he alleges is secondary to chemical exposure during his military service. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional development regarding the specific chemicals used and potential exposure.