Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left eye disability due to VA treatment was denied because the evidence did not show additional disability in his left eye from specific VA treatment.

The Board remands the case for a personal hearing before a traveling member of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The veteran does not have a disorder of the bilateral lower extremities that was caused or aggravated by her active military service, or by a service-connected disability.

The veteran's pain and swelling cause a marked limitation of range of motion of the left ankle, warranting a higher rating to 20 percent.

The appeal is remanded to obtain a clarifying opinion on whether the veteran's gynecological symptoms during service led to a chronic condition that ultimately resulted in hysterectomy.

The Board denied service connection for the residuals of a hernia, post-operative, as there was no evidence linking the condition to the veteran's period of active duty.

The veteran is entitled to full reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred from July 9, 2005, to July 12, 2005.

The veteran is incapable of securing and following substantially gainful employment primarily due to nonservice-connected disorders.

The Board remands the case for a medical professional to review the record and provide an opinion as to the severity of the veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder from July 2005 to present.

The veteran's initial evaluation for bilateral nephrocalcinosis was denied as the evidence did not show an initial rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Graves' disease, a stomach condition, and drug and alcohol abuse as not being related to his military service or secondary to his PTSD. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing as requested by the veteran.

The appellant was not recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of VA death benefits due to insufficient evidence supporting a valid common law marriage.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence regarding the veteran's claim to reopen a service connection claim for disability of the spine.

The Board denied an effective date prior to November 19, 1997, for a grant of a 10 percent rating for cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea.

The Board denied service connection for polyarthralgias and PTSD, finding no credible evidence linking the veteran's claimed conditions to his military service.

The veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in the acquisition of an automobile and adaptive equipment was denied, but the case is being remanded to provide him with a VA examination.

The termination of compensation benefits effective from December [redacted], 2001 to November [redacted], 2002, by reason of the veteran's fugitive felon status was proper.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for residuals of a nasal fracture and service connection for a bilateral foot condition, as there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to service.

The veteran's service-connected right inguinal hernia does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to October 2006 and no more than a compensable rating is warranted thereafter.