Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development of the evidence and a more contemporaneous examination.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement for ambulance services provided by American Medical Response on June 5, 2005, is being remanded to obtain additional evidence.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit.

The veteran's prostatitis was granted a higher rating of 60 percent due to the frequency with which he changes absorbent materials, indicating a need for more than four times per day.

The case is remanded for further development and readjudication of the claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, esophagitis, and a throat disorder due to toxic gas exposure.

The Board is remanding the case to address concerns regarding multiple muscle group involvement, separate rating for scarring, and arthritis of the right shoulder.

The March 1950 rating decision severing service connection for osteochondritis of the left femur (Perthe's hip) does not contain clear and unmistakable error.

The veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis was reopened based on new and material evidence, but the merits of the claim are to be addressed in a future remand.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was directly caused by exposure to ionizing radiation during service, and that this condition contributed substantially to his death.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The veteran's PTSD was incurred as a result of events during service.

The veteran does not have a current disability of prostatitis and there is no evidence he had prostatitis at any time during the processing of this claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder of the upper extremities, finding no evidence of in-service occurrence and no medical nexus between the condition and his service.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for epididymitis and residuals of a left testicle excision to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, to include as secondary to his service-connected spine disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left shoulder and ulnar nerve impairment, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his left eye disorder prior to December 19, 1996, and for a rating in excess of 30 percent on and after that date, was denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations were partially granted, with a 20 percent evaluation assigned to the residuals of cold injuries affecting his feet and hands. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for shrapnel wounds was denied.

The veteran's son, K., was found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 years due to his emotional and psychiatric disabilities.

The appellant's service in the New Philippine Scouts from August 1946 to March 1949 does not qualify for VA nonservice-connected pension benefits.