Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient notification of VCAA requirements and for further development.

The veteran's heart disorder was rated at 30 percent prior to September 20, 2004 and at 60 percent on or after that date. The Board found the evidence did not support evaluations in excess of these ratings.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizoaffective disorder did not begin during service and is not related to any incident of service. As a result, the claim for service connection for schizoaffective disorder is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right eye disability, including early age-related macular degeneration and other conditions, is service-connected based on direct evidence. The rating assigned remains at zero percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability manifested by nosebleeds or residuals of pneumonia, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a left ear condition.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the July 1945 rating decision denying service connection for chorioretinitis of the right eye. The claim is denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for otitis media of the left ear. The veteran's current disability is found to be directly related to his military service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a spinal condition due to shock treatment with bowel and bladder dysfunction as secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals (posterior interosseous nerve damage) of VA surgical repair of left distal biceps tendon rupture in January 2002, finding that the PIN palsy was not a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the surgery.

The Board finds that further development is necessary to decide if the veteran's current thoracic myelopathy with spastic paraplegia is related to service or a service-connected condition (to include dorsal myositis).

The veteran's claim for service connection for post traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for further medical examination and evaluation.

The Board found new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral myopia. The veteran's pre-existing bilateral myopia was deemed not aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory condition, nasopharyngitis, and gastroenteritis. The evidence did not show that these conditions were related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The veteran does not have arthritis of either hand or hip, and his claims for service connection are denied.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for recognition as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA death benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for varicose veins of the left lower extremity, as they believe there is no competent medical evidence linking this condition to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board found that the reduction of the veteran's disability rating from 30% to 10% for his service-connected genitourinary disability was proper, effective December 1, 2004.

The veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill is denied as he did not meet the legal requirements for such benefits.