Other conditions decisions — 2008

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and address the claim for service connection for vagal nerve syncope, claimed as vega nerve syndrome, on a secondary basis.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a shortened right leg and scoliosis were denied, as there was no evidence that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The veteran's initial rating for depression was maintained at 50 percent prior to January 26, 2004, and increased to 70 percent effective from that date.

The veteran was granted a 10 percent disability rating for herpes, based on periodic bouts of herpetic lesions and flare-ups.

The Board dismissed the veteran's motion for revision of a 2002 decision on clear and unmistakable error because that decision was vacated by the Court in 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a hysterectomy as there is no competent evidence indicating that her treatment during service for a vaginal laceration precipitated or is otherwise related to her post-service hysterectomy or its residuals.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral leg condition was not related to his service and denied the claim.

The evidence presented is not new and material, and the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.

The appeal is remanded to the agency of original jurisdiction for further development and adjudication.

The veteran's low back disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent, and his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for the residuals of multiple cerebral aneurysms, and that these conditions are causally or etiologically related to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right fifth metacarpal, including a very mild deformity such that he holds his little finger to the side, pain upon repetitive use, and daily swelling, do not warrant a compensable rating.

The veteran's colon cancer was granted service connection based on a likely link between the cancer and his in-service asbestos exposure.

The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes is being remanded to schedule him for a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for cancer of the colon and stomach, finding no evidence that it was related to military service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the veteran's myasthenia gravis is related to service.

The veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for genetic macular degeneration, Stargardt's disease was denied because new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The appellant's husband was determined not to have had the required military service to be eligible for VA benefits.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for status-post left hip replacement with degenerative joint disease was denied as the evidence did not support a date earlier than May 5, 2004.

The Board found that the evidence submitted by the appellant was not sufficient to establish her spouse's service in the United States Armed Forces, and therefore denied the claim for death benefits as the surviving spouse.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to establish legal entitlement to VA death benefits.