Other conditions decisions — 2007

The veteran's service-connected left hip disability, which manifested as a dislocation with arthritis prior to surgery and post-surgery convalescence, warranted an initial rating of 30 percent from January 1, 2008.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and a VA medical opinion to determine if service connected conditions contributed to the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's varicose veins are not related to his active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has been notified of the appellant's request to withdraw their appeal regarding service connection for a dental disorder secondary to trauma, and therefore the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of spinal meningitis, which is a condition he was treated for during service. As such, his claim for service connection for this condition is denied.

The veteran's son, J.E.B., is seeking recognition as a 'helpless child' of the veteran due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching 18 years old. The case has been remanded due to inadequate VCAA notice.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination and obtaining medical records. The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his gastritis with duodenal irritability is pending.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting bilateral foot disorders were aggravated by his active duty service, but did not warrant a finding of service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a throat condition and amblyopia, as well as his request for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support the presence of these conditions or their relationship to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a right leg injury. The Board also found that the residuals of pneumonia are not related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for emphysema, finding no evidence of a direct relationship to his active service and rejecting any presumption based on herbicide exposure in Korea.

The Board denied service connection for presbyopia and astigmatism, finding that these conditions are not diseases or injuries for which VA compensation benefits may be awarded as refractive errors of the eyes. The veteran's claim was secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current back disability is related to service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disorder, including atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, finding that there is no evidence of such conditions in service or related to military service.

The veteran's skin disability, including porphyria cutanea tarda, is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-gastrectomy syndrome does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating, and therefore denied his claim.

The Board has reopened the claim to establish veteran status and basic eligibility for VA benefits, but finds that the appellant did not have requisite service and is therefore not a veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that no service-connected disability was either the principal or a contributory cause of his death.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of verified service in the United States Armed Forces.

The veteran's skin disorder and PTSD were not found to be related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The skin condition was denied as not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.