Other conditions decisions — 2007

The VA denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the veteran's right mandible fracture with recurrent infection, finding that the event was not proximately due to VA carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, as determined by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a hearing. The veteran's claims for service connection for malaria, yellow fever, and tuberculosis are pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and medical opinions regarding the veteran's claim of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for pneumothorax and misdiagnosis of deep vein thrombosis.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for the residuals of lower back strain. Additional evidentiary development is required prior to further consideration of the underlying claim.

The veteran's son is not eligible for VA death benefits, DIC, death pension benefits, or accrued benefits as he was over the age of 23 at the time of his father's death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's current hip disability is related to military service and specifically to his service-connected knee disabilities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for constipation and bilateral inguinal hernias as a residual of constipation are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the January 1989 rating decision is not new and material, and thus does not warrant reopening the claim of service connection for cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by any disability incurred in service, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent disabling, and the other conditions are not rated higher than their current levels.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the left hand with traumatic arthritis do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as her deceased spouse did not have qualifying service to establish eligibility for VA benefits.

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for residuals of pneumonia and generalized asteatosis, finding that new evidence did not meet the criteria for being 'new and material' to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development of the evidence, including obtaining missing service medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The veteran's claim will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bladder and bowel dysfunction due to conflicting medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a temporary total rating due to treatment for a service-connected ventral hernia repair performed in March 1999, as there was no evidence of required convalescence or severe postoperative residuals.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for VA outpatient treatment records and a VA examination. The veteran underwent a lumbar discectomy and fusion in April 2005 at New England Baptist Hospital.

The Board denied service connection for varicose veins of the right leg and stress incontinence, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition, including as due to herbicide exposure, was denied in June 1970. New evidence received since that decision does not meet the criteria for reopening the claim. The veteran's right leg shrapnel injury is currently rated at 10 percent.