Other conditions decisions — 2007

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection due to new and material evidence showing that Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease was first diagnosed during military service. The Board also found that the condition is related to active service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination and obtaining her treatment records from Dr. Fernandez.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for dermatographism with urticaria has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of Social Security Administration records.

The Board has restored service connection for decreased visual acuity of the left eye, finding that severance was improper due to a change in diagnosis and not meeting the high burden of proof required.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected status post appendectomy with lysis of adhesions, effective from the date of the May 2005 rating decision.

The Board has determined that the case must be remanded for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion and addressing a claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure, finding that no effective date prior to May 17, 1996 is warranted.

The Board found no evidence of a link between the veteran's military service and his current inguinal hernia, prostate disorder, or left eye loss of vision. The pre-existing conditions were not aggravated during service.

The veteran's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a bilateral foot disorder, claimed as resulting from hospitalization and medical treatment received at a VA Medical Center in 1976, is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA and private physician records related to the veteran's claim of service connection for CVID and hydrocephalus due to exposure to ionizing radiation, RF radiation, and toxic substances.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current blurred vision and cataracts are not related to service, and therefore denied his claims for service connection.

The veteran's cause of death, a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, was not caused by or related to his service-connected generalized neurofibromatosis. The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board denied both the initial evaluation for residuals of tonsillectomy and service connection for a voice box abnormality with speech problems as secondary to residuals of tonsillectomy, finding no current disability related to these conditions.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-operative residuals of vocal cord surgery was denied as there is no current disability found.

The Board found that the appellant did not participate in a radiation-risk activity and is not considered a radiation-exposed veteran. Therefore, service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma due to ionizing radiation cannot be established. The claim was also denied for service connection based on carbon tetrachloride exposure as there is no evidence of such exposure. Service connection for the left elbow disability remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date, finding that he did not provide sufficient evidence to substantiate his claim of attempting to add his dependents prior to April 1, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's son's condition, diagnosed as Chiari I malformation with holocord syringomyelia, is not a form and manifestation of spina bifida. Therefore, the veteran's claim for monetary allowance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805 is denied.

The Board has granted a higher disability rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left hip, effective October 15, 2004.