Other conditions decisions — 2007

The Board has ordered the RO to gather more information about the veteran's claimed stressors and to conduct a VA examination if necessary. The case will be remanded for these actions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a left eye disability as a result of service, including any injury sustained during his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's infertility is related to her service-connected right ectopic pregnancy and salpingectomy.

The veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for residuals of the fracture of his left foot was denied. However, he received a separate 20 percent rating for Morton's neuroma, which is secondary to his service-connected condition.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional service department verification of the appellant's claimed military service.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently manifested by abnormal affect and mood, impaired impulse control, memory impairment, passive suicidal ideation, and severe difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships. The Board has determined that the criteria for a 50 percent disability rating have been met.

The appellant does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits as per VA regulations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death, metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the pharynx, is due to Agent Orange exposure during his service in Vietnam. As such, the appeal for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.

The Board found that the former service person's discharge from service was under dishonorable conditions due to felony convictions, and this constitutes a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has ordered additional development due to procedural inadequacies and the veteran's current location being unknown. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board has determined that the appellant's right thumb traumatic arthritis disability warrants a 10 percent evaluation, effective from the date service connection was granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right foot fracture residuals and palindromic arthritis are being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a right patella injury to include arthritis and residuals of a back injury to include arthritis. The claim for gastrointestinal injury was not addressed as it did not meet the criteria for reopening.,The evidence received since the previous denial does not provide new or material information that would support the veteran's claims.

The Board denied the veteran's request for reinstatement of his pension benefits due to a failure to timely file an appeal, and also found that the overpayment was valid but precluded by reason of bad faith on the part of the veteran.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected Crohn's disease is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for joint and bone pain, claimed as arthritis, finding that there is no evidence linking current arthritis to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a hip condition, finding that there is no current evidence of such a disability and thus failing to meet the first essential criterion for a grant of service connection.

The veteran's appeal for retroactive benefits from June 2002, his daughter's 18th birthday, is denied as he did not file a claim within the one-year period after her 18th birthday.

The VA determined that the veteran's skin disorder, including onychomycosis, pemphigoid, and seborrhea of the scalp, was not incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The VA determined that there is no evidence of blood clots or any related disability in the veteran's service records, and thus denied his claim for service connection.