Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of an injury of the right foot, including a chip fracture of the first metatarsal. The veteran's request is being remanded for further action.

The VA denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder in September 2000, concluding that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claim.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability of the right lower extremity as a result of surgical treatment by VA in 1998. The case has been remanded to obtain medical records from the VA Medical Center in New York, New York.

The Board denied service connection for chronic left hip and hand disorders due to a lack of evidence showing the presence of such conditions in service or at any time thereafter.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete records and need for further examinations. The RO will obtain all current treatment records, schedule a VA examination of the left lower leg muscles, a scars examination, and readjudicate his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of new and material evidence, despite acknowledging that he sustained an injury during vocational rehabilitation training.

The Board has found that the appellant could no longer be recognized as the veteran's unremarried widow due to her cohabitation with another man in a marital-style relationship following the veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying service dates.

The Board has determined that the veteran's varicose veins, which he had prior to service and did not worsen during service, are related to his current vein disabilities. The claim is granted.

The Board denied service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease and beriberi, finding no evidence of a diagnosis or association with service.

The Board finds that the veteran's fatigue is not due to an undiagnosed illness but is related to his diagnosed psychiatric disorder, specifically post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the appellant's income and potential exclusions from countable income. The RO must ensure all notification and development necessary under the VCAA is completed before readjudicating the claim.

The Board has remanded the appellant's claims for reimbursement of licensing and certification examination fees under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code. The case is returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has remanded the case to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for a testicular disorder. The right inguinal hernia claim is not addressed as it was not adjudicated by the RO.

The veteran is seeking service connection for avascular necrosis with total bilateral hip arthroplasty as secondary to a service-connected heel condition. The claim is being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for additional evidence.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's postoperative residuals of a herniated nucleus pulposus at L4, L5 due to the disability not meeting the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran's duodenal ulcer has resolved and denied his claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and development, including obtaining VA treatment records from 1987 and identifying any relevant medical records from unidentified physicians.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, cancer of the esophagogastric junction, was not service-connected and did not result from exposure to herbicides or other environmental factors. The Board also determined that no service-connected disability contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The veteran's right hip DJD was rated at 40 percent prior to June 5, 2000 and at 30 percent post-June 5, 2000. The RO affirmed the determinations previously entered.