Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to his military service, and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than December 3, 2001 for the grant of service connection for lichen simplex chronicus based on new and material evidence.

The veteran's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate for pension benefits at the aid and attendance rate, thus denying his claim for pension.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a right elbow condition attributable to his active military service and denied his claim of service connection for a right elbow condition. The issue of an increased initial disability rating for hypertension is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice and new evidence may be submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for cause of death.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen her claim for VA death benefits due to lack of new and material evidence. The additional evidence presented was either redundant or cumulative.

The veteran's claim for non-service-connected pension benefits is denied as his service does not meet the threshold eligibility requirements.

The Board finds that the veteran's Legg-Perthe's disease pre-existed service and did not permanently increase in severity during his brief period of active duty from October to November 1970. Therefore, service connection for a left hip disorder is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing medical records.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral basal laminar disease of the eyes is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board previously denied an increased rating for the veteran's left knee disability, but a new VA examination is needed to consider functional loss due to pain and whether a separate rating under DC 5003 is appropriate.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected chronic myofascial back pain syndrome was denied by the Board in November 2006. The case is now remanded due to several issues, including obtaining SSA records and providing VCAA notice.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected chronic prostatitis, finding that his symptoms did not meet criteria warranting a higher disability rating.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and a higher rating for HSV was denied. The Board found that the veteran did not meet the threshold requirements for TDIU prior to June 5, 1997 due to his combined disability rating of 40 percent at that time. For the increased rating claim, the Board noted that the veteran's HSV symptoms were considered under the old criteria and a higher rating was not warranted.

The veteran's service-connected endometriosis, confirmed by laparoscopy, has been productive of severe pelvic pain, heavy bleeding not controlled by treatment, abdominal distention, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting since October 7, 2004. The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the condition effective from that date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right leg varicose veins are not service-connected due to lack of a nexus between his current condition and military service. The claim for secondary service connection is also denied.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for essential tremors, finding no new and material evidence to support the claim.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the veteran's HIV infection was related to his military service, including reviewing records from his time aboard USS Flint and any VA examination conducted in July 1996.

The Board has found that the veteran's trichotillomania is service-connected, but his PTSD claim requires further development due to unverified stressors.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have post-traumatic stress disorder and therefore denied his claim for service connection.