Other conditions decisions — 2009

The Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses were denied as the criteria for establishing entitlement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725 and 38 C.F.R. § 17.1002 were not met.

The Veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the fixed apical defect caused by VA medical treatment on November 8, 2001.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including the scheduling of a videoconference hearing.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for compliance with directives specified in a Court order.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remanded the case to provide additional notice under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA) regarding evidence needed to establish that the appellant was a member of the Veteran's household at the time of his death.

The Veteran does not have a current cardiac disorder related to his service-connected recurrent rheumatic fever, with pericarditis.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints, as there was no evidence showing that the condition was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's left hip and leg complaints.

The case is remanded to obtain additional evidence regarding the overpayment of pension benefits and for reconsideration by the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for postoperative residuals of septorhinoplasty was denied as the evidence did not show a disability level warranting a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability, to include chest pain, as there was no evidence of such disease during his period of active duty and no medical evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board remands the claim for an examination to determine if the Veteran's liver disability is related to service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's gout is not shown to be more severe than currently evaluated, and an increased rating in excess of 20 percent is denied.

The appeal is remanded to obtain the Veteran's terminal hospitalization records and provide corrective VCAA notice.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a left indirect inguinal hernia, as the evidence did not associate any current left indirect inguinal hernia with the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a scar on the right upper eyelid, with associated complaints of pain, was granted. However, his claims for visual impairment and an 'echo' sound on breathing were denied.

The veteran's service-connected melasma of the cheeks and keloid of the chest do not warrant evaluations in excess of 10 percent.

The Board granted service connection for cardiomyopathy, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The appeal for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is being remanded due to an inadequate nexus opinion.