Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and consideration of his claims, including a VA examination to assess the nature and extent of any right leg pathology and whether it was aggravated during service.

The veteran's alcohol dependency is denied as service connection because it is due to his own willful abuse of alcohol, and secondary service connection for this condition is also not permitted by law.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for gallbladder dyskinesia and residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left leg. The case is being remanded due to procedural issues.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post traumatic stress disorder, finding that his participation in combat during active military service is sufficient to establish a link between his current symptoms and the claimed in-service stressor.

The Board found that assigning an earlier effective date of February 1, 2000 for apportionment of the veteran's benefits was proper and did not impose undue financial hardship on him.

The veteran's claim for increased evaluations of his herniated nucleus pulposus, L5-S1 was granted. He received a temporary total evaluation based on surgical treatment from January 25, 2005 and a 40 percent evaluation effective March 1, 2005. The RO also restored the veteran's previous 60 percent rating for his herniated nucleus pulposus, L5-S1.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral eye disability was not incurred in or related to service, and denied his claims for right and left carpal tunnel syndrome as well.

The veteran's appeal for vocational rehabilitation training under Chapter 31 was granted by the RO in September 2002, and he is currently receiving these benefits with an anticipated completion date in May 2006. As a result, the appeal is considered moot.

The Board has granted service connection for right eye anisometropic amblyopia and denied the initial compensable ratings for left ear and right ear hearing loss.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and readjudication due to the failure of the AMC or RO to prepare a supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has received a withdrawal of the appeal from the appellant, thus dismissing the case.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of stress fractures of the pubic rami is denied as her disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran has been granted service connection for residuals of sternoclavicular dislocation, but denied a right arm disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disability, primarily manifested by pain and slight impairment due to recurrent subluxation or instability with arthritic involvement, warrants a 10 percent evaluation. A separate 10 percent rating is granted for arthritis of the left knee.

The Board found that the veteran's variously diagnosed eye disorders are not due to exposure to asbestos during active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic swelling of the left arm, diagnosed as venous and lymphatic drainage obstruction without neurologic deficit, is related to his service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have constipation that is attributable to military service or caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's bilateral patellofemoral syndrome is found to be related to her active military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder and pyromania, are not related to his active service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied because there is no credible supporting evidence to verify his in-service stressors, and he did not engage in combat.