Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous condition has been reopened, but additional development is needed due to the failure to attend a hearing and because of incomplete medical records. The VA needs to obtain all relevant treatment records and conduct another examination to determine if his current psychiatric disability began during his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's application for service connection for residuals of pneumonia, finding no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen his claim.

The Board found no CUE in the January 1961 decision that denied restoration of service connection for bilateral pes cavus, as the evidence did not show aggravation during service and the correct facts were known at the time.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to changes in the law and rating criteria. The veteran's claims for service connection for fecal incontinence and increased ratings for his osteoarthritis with spondylosis lumbar paravertebral myositis and discogenic disease, as well as an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for neurogenic bladder prior to July 12, 1995, are now pending.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 and service connection for cerebrovascular accident, claimed as secondary to PTSD. The case is being remanded due to failure to comply with VCAA requirements.

The Board found no evidence of a right inguinal hernia during active service and concluded that the current postoperative hernia is not related to service. Therefore, service connection for the right inguinal hernia was denied.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection due to a lack of new and material evidence, despite the submission of VA and non-VA treatment records.

The VA determined that the veteran's costochondritis, rated at 10 percent since January 27, 1998, does not warrant a higher rating based on the current evidence of record.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for chondromalacia of the right patella and residuals of a fractured right clavicle with posttraumatic arthritis, finding that the evidence did not support higher schedular ratings based on current functional impairment or limitation of motion.

The apportionment of the veteran's VA disability compensation benefits to his son as a helpless child in the amount of $300 is proper and should not be terminated.

The veteran died without having any service-connected disabilities. Therefore, the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied.

The Board found that the appellant's service-connected status-post gastric ulcer is productive of continuous moderate manifestations, including vomiting and abdominal pain that require daily medication. Therefore, a 20 percent disability rating for the appellant's service-connected status-post gastric ulcer was granted.

The veteran's post-traumatic and inflammatory arthritis of the left ankle are found to be attributable to service, thus granting service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a spider bite to the right index finger and deviated nasal septum are related to service, granting his claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for residuals of a postoperative fracture of the left little finger, finding that no rating in excess of 0 percent was warranted prior to August 26, 2002 and since then. The RO assigned a 10 percent rating effective from August 26, 2002.

The veteran's skin disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and his claims for compensable evaluation of hemorrhoids and increased rating for residuals of fracture are denied as a matter of law due to failure to report for scheduled examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for respiratory/pulmonary and skin disorders, finding no new and material evidence to support reopening of these previously denied claims.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as he did not have qualifying military service, and thus does not meet basic eligibility for VA benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of the veteran's death, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left inguinal hernia, finding that there was no evidence of such condition during or immediately following his military service and no medical opinion linking it to service.