Other conditions Board decisions

The case is being remanded to the RO for obtaining copies of the veteran's complete service personnel file and readjudicating the claim in light of all additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of measles as there is no evidence of a current disability attributable to the 1957 measles infection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at a private facility. The case is being remanded to complete additional development and review.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the RO for additional examination and consideration.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now being remanded for additional examination and review.

The veteran's appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 (West 2002) for additional disability resulting from a penile implantation at a VA facility in October 1989 has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a compression fracture of the 12th thoracic vertebra are currently rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum schedular evaluation available. The Board finds that an increase in disability rating beyond 20 percent is not warranted based on current evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's son was permanently incapable of self-support prior to reaching 18 years old and has remained disabled since then, thus recognizing him as a helpless child.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right foot and granted it, finding that new evidence submitted since the final November 1994 decision bears directly on the issue.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus lost jurisdiction over the case.

The Board found that the veteran's duodenal ulcer disease was incurred in service and granted service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's keloids were not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding that his knee disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence regarding the veteran's claimed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The case is now remanded for a psychiatric examination and review of available records, including information from the U.S. Armed Services Center for Research of Unit Records.

The Board denied the appellant's claim that his character of discharge from service is not a bar to VA benefits, finding no new and material evidence has been received.

The veteran's current tremor disorder was found to have begun during his active service, warranting service connection. The issue of an increased rating for a low back disorder is pending and will be remanded.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for corneal dystrophy.

The veteran's claim for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for her status-post resection of a desmoid tumor, with removal of abdominal wall musculature, residuals of a cesarean section was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for spastic paraplegia of the lower extremities, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen his previously denied claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right rib fractures and right ring finger injuries are not directly service-connected, but have been granted secondary service connection due to his pre-existing disabilities.