Other conditions decisions — 2007

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome (HHT) and determined that it clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service. The Board also found no evidence of aggravation during military service, thus concluding that the condition was not aggravated by service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current, chronic disability as a result of his in-service episodes of heat exhaustion and denied service connection for residuals of heat exhaustion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the proximate cause of the veteran's death and whether VA medical personnel were negligent in his care. The claims folder must be reviewed by a physician who is not affiliated with Mississippi VA facilities.

The veteran's lupus, nephritis, arthralgia, and anemia are rated based on their respective conditions. The veteran is granted a rating of 30 percent for nephritis, 10 percent for arthralgia, and no separate rating for anemia.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that there is no causal link between the veteran's service-connected tinnitus or PTSD with depression and his claimed sleep disorder. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a sleep disorder as secondary to these conditions is denied.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) due to lack of evidence linking the cause of death to service, including exposure to herbicides.

The VA has determined that the veteran's benign ovarian cyst does not meet or nearly approximate the criteria for a compensable evaluation, and thus her claim for an increased rating is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of recent examination and treatment records, requiring further development including an updated VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right leg varicose veins do not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 40 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for constant fatigue, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his fatigue and an undiagnosed illness.

The Board found that VA properly apportioned the veteran's benefits to [redacted] and her son [redacted], in the amount of $350 per month, from April 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002.

The Board found that the veteran's current left lung disorder, including neurofibromas and granulomas, is not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides. As such, he was denied service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a vascular examination to determine if the veteran's vascular disease of the lower left extremity is related to his service-connected internal derangement of the left knee.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic eye disorder and residuals of a broken jaw. The case is being remanded to ensure proper VCAA notice and to obtain any pertinent medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and review of evidence, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's stomach disability is related to service.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected postoperative residuals of varicocele and spermatocele, as well as the evaluation for his fracture of the right tibia, were denied. The appeal regarding a back disorder was referred to the agency of original jurisdiction.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to acute myeloblastic leukemia and myelodysplasia, which were not present in service or related to service.,Service connection was also denied for hemorrhoids as they are not etiologically related to service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a back injury. The claim was previously denied in November 1976, but the veteran applied to reopen his claim in January 2002. Further development is needed due to insufficient VCAA notice and missing records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's personality disorder is not a disease or injury for VA compensation purposes and therefore cannot be granted service connection.