Other conditions decisions — 2007

The veteran's depressive reaction is currently rated at 30 percent, reflecting moderate impairment in occupational and social functioning.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for facial nerve paralysis, finding no verified stressors of record and concluding that the veteran's condition was not due to VA medical care.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a TDIU due to his service-connected postoperative herniated nucleus pulposus, L4 left. The evidence did not show that he was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment solely as a result of this disability.

The Board has granted service connection for diarrhea as secondary to medications used to treat the veteran's service-connected skin condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than October 1, 2003 for adding his daughter JLD as a dependent to his compensation award. The decision found that the earliest communication regarding this issue was received on September 9, 2003.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and unit histories from the veteran's active duty in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War. The RO will request an opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether dermatomyositis is related to the veteran's participation in the Gulf War.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral arm weakness was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. Her bilateral shin splints are currently rated at noncompensable (0%) under Diagnostic Code 5299-5262.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been presented.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lumps on both shins had their onset during active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that there is no current medical evidence showing the presence of a bilateral foot disorder. Therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of head trauma was pending since January 1976 and has been granted with an effective date of November 18, 2002. The veteran is also entitled to additional VA disability compensation benefits for his dependent child M.W., which he seeks an earlier effective date for.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for nosebleeds and found that his pre-existing condition worsened during active duty, allowing him to establish service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased evaluation for his right knee disorder, finding that the disability did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's positive PPD test result does not constitute a current disability for which service connection can be granted.

The veteran's death was not due to any periodical monetary benefits that were due and unpaid at the time of his death, thus denying accrued benefits.

The Board found that the cause of death, bilateral pneumonia, was not related to service-connected disabilities and denied the claim for service connection for cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case to address whether new and material evidence has been presented sufficient to reopen a claim for service connection for right ear otitis media. The veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error is also inextricably intertwined with this issue.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the etiology of any current right hand disabilities, including whether they are related to active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left lobectomy is denied as there is no evidence to support a link between his current lung disability and service, including dental caries in service.