Other conditions decisions — 2009

The veteran's claim for disability benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of a perforated duodenum, claimed to be the result of an March 2006 VA medical procedure, is being remanded for further development.

The veteran's initial compensable rating for adjustment disorder with depressed mood was denied as the degree of impairment did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for a cardiovascular disability and a respiratory disability, finding that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated therein. The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background.

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

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right hand disability was denied as the current 10 percent rating accurately reflects the severity of his condition.

The appeal is remanded for the veteran to be scheduled for a Travel Board hearing.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for cardiomyopathy is being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board hearing.

The appellant, who was the veteran's widow and had been married to him at the time of his death, is not eligible for DIC benefits as she remarried after the veteran's death.

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

The veteran's residuals of a ventral hernia of the midabdominal wall were found to be noncompensable, and he was denied a temporary total evaluation due to surgery.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a low back disability, as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disability and left leg pain, finding no evidence of these conditions in service or sufficient link to service.

The veteran's right hip disability warrants a 60 percent rating during the period prior to December 13, 2006, and does not warrant more than a 50 percent rating from February 1, 2008.

The veteran's service did not meet the threshold requirements for eligibility to nonservice-connected pension benefits as he served less than 90 days and was not discharged due to a disability incurred in or aggravated by service.

The application to reopen the claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits was denied as new and material evidence was not provided.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for cardiomyopathy is being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board hearing.

The appellant's claim for apportionment of the veteran's disability compensation benefits was denied due to lack of legal merit.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination by a rheumatologist to address whether the veteran's symptoms are associated with a known clinical diagnosis or if they exhibit objective indications of a chronic disability resulting from an illness manifested by chronic joint pain, arthalgia, and/or night sweats.

The veteran's HIV-related illness is etiologically related to service.

The appeal is remanded for additional VCAA notice and further development.