Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claims for service connection for a psychosis and substance abuse (other than for compensation purposes) were denied. However, the veteran was granted an increased rating of 70% for PTSD.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for uveitis since June 2, 1996. The skin disability claim is denied as there is no evidence of the required degree of impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted based on a direct link between his current symptoms and an in-service stressor, without requiring any specific exposure basis or reopening of the claim.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for residuals, post ingestion, stenosis of esophagus due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder, claimed as an epidermal cyst of the neck and dermatophytosis of the groin and back. The veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder was also granted with a 30% disability evaluation.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a nervous condition. The claim is now reopened.

The Board denied reopening a claim for entitlement to service connection for a cardiovascular disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The VA surgery in October 1994 did not result in additional disability of the left hip and left leg, as there is no medical evidence linking these complaints to the surgery.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for left and right hip disorders due to a service-connected left ankle disorder. Service connection is granted for any increase in disability that results from aggravation of a nonservice-connected condition by a service-connected condition.

The Board has ordered a hearing before the RO and has also remanded the case due to changes in the law regarding veterans' claims assistance.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is granted as the Board finds it at least as likely as not that VA hospitalization and treatment in February 1988 caused his bilateral blindness.

The Board has determined that the reduction from a 100% evaluation to noncompensable for adenocarcinoma of the prostate with radical retropubic prostatectomy and bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection was proper. The veteran's current condition does not meet criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a determination by the District Counsel as to whether the disputed land is 'submarginal land' and if so, whether rental proceeds from such lands are countable income for Improved Disability Pension purposes.

The veteran did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) regarding the effective date assigned for his 20 percent evaluation for bilateral chorioretinitis, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for loss of sexual drive/loss of use of a creative organ. However, the claim was denied as there is no clinical evidence showing these conditions are related to active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient efforts in obtaining dental records and for a VA dental examination.

The Board has determined that the appellant's age, health problems, and expenses exceeded her income, making it against equity and good conscience to recover an overpayment of $7,970 in VA improved death pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for scheduling a videoconferencing hearing at the RO and then returning it for further review.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the extent of his service-connected systemic lupus erythematosus and its impact on his employment.