Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of the evidence, including obtaining medical records and conducting further examinations to assess his PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the claim for DIC benefits, as the submitted evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA medical examination and for further review of the veteran's service records. The veteran is requested to provide any missing information regarding his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's peptic ulcer disease is a result of his service, specifically an episode in 1978. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The veteran's death in February 1995 resulted in the grant of DIC benefits effective from that date. The appellant seeks an earlier effective date, but is denied as such a date is not permitted by law.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure, is being remanded due to the need for a new hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The Board has determined that the veteran's memory loss is not due to service, but rather linked to his birth injury, impulse control issues, and poor effort on memory examinations. As such, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The VA has determined that the veteran's lung disability is not related to his active service, including asbestos exposure.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the residuals of right elbow fracture beginning February 1, 2005. The veteran's disability is rated as arthritis with limitation of forearm extension.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development due to a need for a complete and thorough evaluation of the veteran's skin condition.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted sufficient to reopen the claim.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Travel Board hearing at the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for hydronephrosis, finding no evidence of current disability and noting that the veteran does not have attacks of colic required for a higher rating. The August 1959 decision reducing his disability compensation rating was found to be consistent with the law and supported by evidence at the time.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected fracture of the right ring finger and service connection for arthritis of the right hand, finding that there was no evidence of significant functional impairment or a current diagnosis of arthritis.

The veteran's sternum instability is not considered to be the result of VA care, and thus compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied.

The service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to the veteran's death. The causes of death were a pump failure secondary to cardiac arrhythmia, metabolic encephalopathy secondary to hypoglycemia, and a fracture to the left femur.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left AC separation is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's defective vision is not related to his military service and has denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the service-connected left thumb injury residuals, finding that the veteran's symptoms more nearly approximate unfavorable ankylosis of the left thumb.

The Board denied service connection for kidney problems (chronic cystitis) in December 1957. The claim was not reopened because the new evidence submitted since then does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate this claim.