Other conditions Board decisions

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the Veteran's respiratory disorder. The issues of whether the reduction in rating was proper and entitlement to TDIU are being addressed.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by service-connected conditions and denied both claims for accrued benefits. The cause of death was abdominal cancer, which is not shown to be related to service.

The Board found that the reduction of the disability rating for genital herpes from 60 percent to noncompensable was proper based on the evidence showing intermittent outbreaks affecting less than 5% of the entire body and not requiring systemic therapy.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected eye disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and the provision of adequate notice.

The Veteran died from esophageal cancer, which may be related to in-service radiation exposure. The VA is required to obtain a dose assessment and determine if the cause of death was due to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin disorder, including a skin disability of the hands and feet. The Veteran's uterine disorder is also found to be related to her military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for an extension of temporary total rating due to treatment for service-connected colectomy for diverticulitis requiring convalescence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected based on evidence of a verified in-service stressor.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fibrocystic breast disease was initially manifested during her second period of active service and is therefore granted service connection. The residuals of cryosurgery or colposcopy of the cervix are not considered to be incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's residuals of injuries resulting from a February 3, 1978, motor vehicle accident are not attributable to his military service and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for his service-connected residuals of a status-post right lung thoracotomy with intermittent chest pain has been denied as there is no evidence of significant restrictive airway disease or an elevated right hemidiaphragm.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for leucopenia and/or leukemia as a result of radiation exposure during military service. The claim has been remanded due to the need to verify the claimed incident of in-service radiation exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the relationship between his myelodysplasia and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further evidentiary development and readjudication, including consideration of newly submitted evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for generalized joint pain and muscle pains as qualifying chronic disabilities under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Cookeville Regional Medical Center from February 4, 2008, to February 6, 2008 is denied as the Veteran does not meet the eligibility criteria under VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is secondary to his service-connected asbestosis.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected iron-deficiency anemia is productive of a hemoglobin level in excess of 10.0gm/100ml, but requires continuing treatment with oral iron supplementation and reports weakness, easy fatigability, and headaches. The criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent have not been met.