Other conditions Board decisions

The VA determined that the veteran's hypertensive vascular disease does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his diastolic blood pressure has been predominantly less than 110 and systolic blood pressure has been predominantly less than 200.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's hepatic porphyrias are found to be an unforeseeable event resulting from his treatment at the VA medical center in Bay Pines, Florida, in February 1995. The claim for service connection is granted.

The veteran's right epididymitis is currently rated at 10 percent and his claim for an earlier effective date has been granted. Service connection for left epididymitis with testicular atrophy was also established.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current pulmonary or lung disability was not incurred in service and denied his claim.

The case is being remanded to the RO for further development and review of the evidence in the first instance.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the veteran's psoriatic arthritis is related to his service-connected conditions, and thus remands the case for additional examination and opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of chronic conditions or service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected bilateral varicose veins.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for multiple myeloma of the thoracic spine and a nervous disorder, as well as his claim for an increased rating for thoracic spine (T6) fracture residuals. The decision found that there was no evidence to support a relationship between the veteran's service-connected thoracic spine fractures and his current conditions.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hand disability, which is secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability, has been remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development and notification of the VCAA.

The Board has deferred its decision on the issues of service connection for gastritis and hiatal hernia pending additional development of the record. The case is now REMANDED to the RO for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no new and material evidence presented.

The Board found that the veteran's poliomyelitis residuals were incurred in service, granting her claim for service connection.

The Board has increased the rating for the veteran's post-traumatic spondylolisthesis from 20 percent to 40 percent since February 17, 1994. The case is remanded for further development regarding his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board found no etiologic relationship between the veteran's urologic disorder and his military service or a pre-existing thoracic spine lipoma, thus denying service connection.

The veteran's organic personality disorder due to residuals of a subdural hematoma is rated at 30 percent, and the appeal for higher ratings has been denied.

The Board found that the veteran was likely exposed to asbestos during service but does not currently have an asbestos-related disorder, leading to a denial of his claim for service connection.

The Board's March 6, 1998 decision involving CUE was dismissed as it has been appealed to and decided by a court of competent jurisdiction.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his service-connected left ureteropelvic junction obstruction and did not address the issue of entitlement to TDIU.