Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at the Unicoi County Memorial Hospital in September 2002 were denied as she was not service-connected for any condition and a VA facility was feasibly available.

The Board found that the veteran's current back condition is not related to his in-service injury and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has restored service connection for histiocytic type malignant lymphoma, finding that the prior denial was due to clear and unmistakable error.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the service-connected residuals of a right tibia and fibula fracture with two centimeter shortening, maintaining the current 10 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected right hand disability. This includes obtaining medical records, including those from a June 2000 work-related injury and any other relevant treatment since September 1999.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted a rating of 100 percent for the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that the disability picture more closely approximates the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 9411. The veteran's PTSD symptoms are productive of significant occupational and social impairment, warranting this highest schedular rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of malaria and a right eye disability, finding no current disabilities resulting from these conditions.

The veteran's appeal for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected oligospermia, approaching azoospermia due to right epididymitis was denied by the RO.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and a need for current examination, and further development is required.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer remains stable with manifestations of no more than moderate symptomatology without active ulcer recurrence, and thus denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and verifying combat-related awards. The veteran's claim of a left eye injury in service will be evaluated based on direct evidence or presumptive exposure.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for her service-connected stress fracture of the right inferior pubic ramus, currently rated at 10 percent.

The veteran seeks service connection for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which he claims was aggravated by exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in Vietnam. The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional development and medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the condition.

The RO has denied the appellant's claim for veteran's benefits for dependents and has remanded the case to the RO for scheduling a Board hearing.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic neck pain with degenerative joint disease should be remanded due to conflicting evidence and the need for clarification of the VA examiner's opinion.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development and adjudication, including ensuring compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The issue remains whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a right inguinal hernia.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his death to any event or etiology in service or from a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of laryngeal cancer and a compensable rating for pulmonary asbestosis. The veteran's service-connected conditions have been evaluated based on their direct effects without considering any presumptive or secondary theories.

The veteran wants a Travel Board hearing to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen his claim for service connection for cerebellar degeneration. The case is being remanded to the RO so that the veteran can have this hearing.

The Board dismissed the case due to the appellant's death, and thus has no jurisdiction over the appeal.