Other conditions Board decisions

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development, including consideration of new evidence and compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board denied reopening of the claims for a skin disorder and vision disorder, and all other service connection claims were also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's postoperative residuals of a surgical repair of an umbilical hernia were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's application for enrollment in VA healthcare benefits was denied as he is a nonservice-connected veteran whose completed application was received after January 17, 2003.

The VA has continued the current evaluation of 50 percent for the service-connected psychoneurosis, which is manifested by symptoms such as irritability, fatigue, social isolation, decreased concentration, and problems sleeping.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death, multiple myeloma, is presumptively related to exposure to ionizing radiation during his captivity as a POW in Japan. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the veteran's death from multiple myeloma due to such exposure is granted with an effective date of May 1, 1988.

The Board found that the appellant's death pension benefits should be terminated, effective August 1, 2007, as her income exceeded the maximum amount allowed by law.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Board hearing at the RO. The case will be returned after scheduling the hearing.

The Board has determined that the October 1970 rating decision denying service connection for a left ear disability was the product of clear and unmistakable error, and has granted service connection.

The Board denied the claim as new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen a previously final denial of service connection for retinochoroiditis with a history of chorioretinitis and iritis of the left eye due to the appellant's discharge from military service in January 1973 being under other than honorable conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a hearing before a member of the Board.

The Board found that the veteran's genitourinary disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, and right leg disorder (incisional hernia) are not related to service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound. The claims for these conditions were denied as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left inguinal herniorrhaphy with recurrent hernia does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate disability, finding that there was no evidence linking it to his military service or any service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right lower leg peroneus brevis fascial defect does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent from June 4, 2002.

The Board has ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to obtain medical records from the Social Security Administration (SSA) regarding C.L.M. and to conduct an examination if necessary, in order to determine her incapacity for self-support prior to age 18.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected dermatophytosis is being remanded to the RO for further development, including scheduling a skin examination and obtaining medical records.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further action, including consideration of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for cardiovascular disease.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a skin disability related to his military service, including as due to herbicide exposure. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's muscle disorder (myotonia atrophica) existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.