Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical records and examination. The veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The veteran died of a non-service-connected cause and was not in receipt of VA compensation or pension at the time of his death. Therefore, he is not eligible for a burial allowance.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability or head injury in service that led to chronic disability, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA Chapter 1606 educational assistance benefits in the amount of $2,037.69 due to lack of fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith on his part.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disease involving the arms, hands, and feet due to exposure to an herbicide agent. The veteran's claim was not granted as there is no evidence of a current disability or continuity of symptomatology related to his service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder due to asbestos and/or cold exposure in service was denied as there is no current evidence of such a condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at North Mississippi Medical Center on July 7, 2006 due to the emergency room treatment not meeting the criteria for emergency treatment under VA regulations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's treatment at Cape Coral Hospital from March 4, 2006 to March 10, 2006 was for a continued medical emergency and thus payment or reimbursement is warranted.

The veteran incurred a urethral stricture during active service, manifested by blood in the urine; he underwent surgical dilation and has been treated for residuals continuously since service. The Board finds that the criteria for entitlement to service connection have been met.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for her service-connected residuals of a right fifth toe fracture and fibrocystic breast disease, finding that the evidence did not support higher evaluations.

The Board found that the veteran does not have arthritis of either foot and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's personality disorder existed prior to service and was not aggravated by any incident in service. Therefore, his acquired psychiatric disorder is denied as it cannot be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The veteran's additional psychiatric and abdominal disability, claimed to have resulted from VA hospital care during his July 2000-2001 hospitalization, is not considered to be caused by VA negligence or fault.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for the veteran's stomach disability, effective from January 1, 2000. The current rating is the maximum allowed under Diagnostic Code 7301.

The Board finds that the veteran's current eye disability, lattice degeneration with atrophic retinal holes, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's minor child, S., is entitled to an increased apportionment of the veteran's VA disability compensation benefits totaling $75 per month.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected neuralgia of the right and left arms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right eye disability, including his detached retina and preexisting esotropia, is not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of urethritis and finds no evidence to support a connection between his service and any such condition. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.