Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Englewood Community Hospital on August 17, 2004 was denied because the treatment was not authorized in advance and no VA facility was feasibly available.

The Board has determined that the veteran's duodenal ulcer does not meet or more nearly approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous disorder is being remanded due to the need to verify his Army Reserve service and obtain medical records from his unit.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of an injury to the left lower abdominal/groin area and denied a rating greater than 20 percent for umbilical hernia.

The veteran claims service connection for a preexisting bilateral hip and leg disorder that was aggravated by his active service. The Board has ordered further development to determine the nature of the disability, its etiology, and whether it is related to service.

The appeal is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for an extension of his period of eligibility for receiving vocational rehabilitation training due to serious employment handicap or medical infeasibility.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further adjudication due to a lack of consideration of potential arthritis compensation and VCAA notification issues.

The veteran's service-connected gunshot wound residuals of the left buttock and thigh are currently evaluated at 20 percent. The Board found that there is no evidence of more than moderate disability, and thus denied an increased rating.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, including acute lymphocytic leukemia, systemic aspergillus and sepsis, is not related to his military service or any incident therein.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Wegener's granulomatosis of the left lung, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claim. The Board also determined that exposure to herbicides did not cause or contribute to the veteran's condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current cold injury residuals of the feet and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his military service and did not occur due to exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. Therefore, service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Board denied an increased rating for residuals of an ingrown right great toenail and service connection for multi-level spinal disc degeneration with a neurogenic bladder. The veteran's claim was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has ordered the case back to the RO for further development regarding the timeliness of a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) filed by the veteran in June 2003, which was related to a June 2002 rating decision. The NOD is unclear and may have been held up in the mail or received at an incorrect address.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hysterectomy is secondary to her service-connected PID, and thus service connection for residuals of hysterectomy as secondary to service connected PID is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's deficient color perception did not pre-exist service and was not aggravated by service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 27, 2000 for a 20 percent evaluation for fracture of the left mandible with temporomandibular joint involvement.

The appeal is being remanded for further action, including scheduling a hearing.