Other conditions Board decisions

The case is being remanded to the RO for further development of evidence, including obtaining records from the appellant and her daughter. The appeal will be reconsidered after this additional information has been obtained.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete service records and potential exposure to dioxins or blood transfusions during service, which may have contributed to the veteran's liver cancer.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence, including medical records from private providers. The veteran's claims for increased rating for callosities and temporary total disability rating are being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the veteran's exposure to asbestos while in service, specifically on board the USS Bushnell and at the Naval Receiving Station. The veteran is seeking service connection for a lung disorder claimed as a residual of asbestos exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right leg, currently evaluated at 20 percent.

The veteran's genital herpes has been rated at 10 percent since August 30, 2002. The condition is currently stable with no active outbreaks or systemic manifestations.

The VA determined that the veteran's right thigh GSW injury, involving Muscle Group XIV, warrants a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board found that the veteran's statements and testimony regarding his claimed in-service stressors were vague and inconsistent, thus not credible. As a result, PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC benefits as she was not recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse due to her divorce from him at the time of his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip and leg disorder, heart disease (including CAD, CHF, and CABG residuals), and an increased rating for his lumbosacral strain with left sacroiliac strain. The appeals were based on direct service connection without any presumption or secondary aggravation.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing records from Dr. Vhu or Zhu at Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis, and additional treatment records from Indianapolis VA Medical Center.

The veteran's service does not meet the threshold requirements for VA pension benefits due to insufficient active duty service during a period of war.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for trench foot. The veteran's testimony at his hearing, combined with VA treatment records linking trench foot to his military service, raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected coccyx disability does not warrant a higher evaluation, as it is currently rated at 40 percent and no additional compensation is necessary under the revised spinal rating criteria.

The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective from February 1, 2002.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for further development, including an additional VA examination and testing. The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disorder will be readjudicated after this is completed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cardiac enlargement, including left atrial enlargement, was incurred during his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of information in the January 2003 VA examination and the need for updated treatment records. The veteran's claim is currently pending.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim to deduct $9,854 in unreimbursed medical expenses from the veteran's income for the purpose of adjusting his pension benefit.

The veteran claims that his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has caused or aggravated his hypertensive vascular disease. The VA examiner concluded it is not at least as likely as not that PTSD contributed to the development of hypertension, but did not provide an opinion on whether PTSD aggravated the condition.