Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board denied the veteran's claim for direct payment of an automobile allowance for a vehicle purchased before eligibility was established.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease, involving L5-S1, T12-L1, L1-L2 and a left hip disorder as secondary to residuals of a gunshot wound. However, it was determined that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, considering the impairment from the service-connected disability, and his education and occupational experience.

The veteran is unable to obtain or maintain any form of substantially gainful employment due to the effects of his service-connected disabilities.

The claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was denied because the veteran did not meet the statutory duration requirements for a total disability rating at the time of his death.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for clarification of representation and to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remanded the veteran's TDIU claim for further development and adjudication, including obtaining additional medical evidence regarding his hemorrhoid disability.

The Board determined that the veteran's pre-existing right leg disability was not aggravated beyond its natural progression during service, and therefore denied service connection for a right leg disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, and no competent medical opinion linking the condition to active service.

The appeal was remanded for additional development, specifically to address the statements offered by Clement L. Trempe, M.D., and ensure compliance with previous Board directives.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.

The veteran's loss of vision in the left eye was not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied service connection for disability manifested by numbness of the right foot and right fingertips, finding no competent evidence supporting a separate and distinct disability.

The Board determined that the veteran's left eye disability was not aggravated to a compensable degree by his in-service injury, and therefore denied a higher rating.

The evidence submitted since the March 1993 rating decision is not new and material, and the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death has not been reopened.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right ear infection and removal of tissue, as well as for residuals of tonsillitis, claimed as ear, tonsil, and sinus infections.

The Board denied service connection for neurosis, gout involving multiple joints, and herpetic keratosis of the left eye as these conditions were not shown to have their onset in or be related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for onychomycosis of the bilateral feet, calluses of the 5th toes, and punctate keratosis of the bilateral hands. The veteran's tension headaches were not found to be compensable, and increased ratings for degenerative changes of the right ankle, left knee DJD with meniscal tear, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome were also denied.

The Board denied service connection for intestinal pain or a gastric condition, as there was no competent evidence showing the veteran currently has such conditions that are related to service or due to an undiagnosed illness.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing at an RO that is local to the appellant.