On examination, he had good peripheral pulses. § 3.343 is inapplicable in this case as there has been no reduction of a total disability rating in the current appeal. The Board finds, however, that there was no evidence of material improvement at the time of the August 2009 rating decision.
In that decision, the Board denied the claim. stated that the Veteran had a history of hypertension and was not on his medications when he was admitted in January 1997, and that he believed severe hypertension was a significant contributing cause to the spinal cord infarction.
the grant of service connection for prostate cancer.jurisdiction (AOJ) decision on a claim for VA benefits.of any VCAA notice letter was harmless error.injury or disease and the current disability (medical evidence).Veteran ever used drugs during service.connection for hepatitis C. 38 U.S.C.A.
Entitlement to an increased evaluation for residuals of a head injury, to include a rating in excess of 30 percent for neurological manifestations of a pain disorder and a separate rating for chronic fatigue syndrome. The Veteran appealed this decision to the Court.
and if so, whether service connection is warranted. The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran currently suffers from a right shoulder disability, to include as secondary to an undiagnosed illness, as the result of a disease or injury incurred in actice duty service.
Entitlement to an effective date earlier than March 14, 2005, for the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for paranoid schizophrenia. in the November 2005 VA examination report.The next evidence of record is the December 1994, private mental status evaluation report from Dr. R.T.
Entitlement to an increased rating for blindness of the right eye, currently evaluated as 30 percent disabling. Proper notice from VA must inform the claimant of any information and evidence not of record (1) that is necessary to substantiate the claim; (4) degree of disability;
Please note this appeal has been advanced on the Board's docket pursuant to 38 C.F.R. For eligible persons who accept a payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, such payment shall constitute a complete release of any claim against the United States by reason of [such] service.
The Veteran had active service from March 1954 to March 1957.As noted above, in a statement dated August 30, 2011, the Veteran's accredited representative reported that the Veteran wanted to withdraw his appeal for pension benefits and not attend the hearing scheduled for him at that time.
(1) medical evidence of a current disability;The Board notes that the Veteran, while entirely competent to report his symptoms both current and past (including difficulty hearing), has presented no clinical evidence of a nexus between his bilateral hearing loss disability and his military service.
Evidence of record at the time of the April 2008 Board decision consisted of the following: the Veteran's service treatment records, which included the Veteran's January 1946 separation examination report;In this case, the Veteran claims entitlement to service connection for lumbar spine disorder.
(4) degree of disability;The Board also notes that in May 1946, the Veteran indicated that he had stomach problems in service, however a review of the record shows that the Veteran first filed a claim in 2007, whereby he indicated an intent to apply for service connection for a stomach condition.
Entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In VA treatment records from February 2005 to March 2011, VA examiners reported linear thought process and spontaneous speech. These symptoms are part of the schedular rating criteria.
Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU). Indeed, none of the medical evidence shows that the Veteran's scars, either alone or in concert with the PTSD, play a part whatsoever in the Veteran's employability.
Entitlement to an effective date earlier than September 14, 2008, for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.The Board notes that while the Appellant initially filed for DIC benefits in April 1985, that claim was denied and the Appellant did not appeal the denial.
Entitlement to service connection for right shoulder strain. Evaluation of Lyme disease, currently rated noncompensable.loss, and that issue is not before the Board.further action is required.is required for such a hearing to be scheduled.Travel Board hearing.Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Regional Office (RO) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 38 C.F.R.the Board promulgates a decision as to that issue.for the hearing.argument on the matter or matters the Board has remanded.action must be handled in an expeditious manner.§§ 5109B, 7112 (West Supp.Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
1696 (2009). The evidence of record at the time of the last final November 2008 Board decision denying the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder included service treatment records, VAMC records, buddy statements, and a stressor statement.
Additionally, a hearing conservation data record dated in January 1969 documents noise exposure in service.VA's duty to assist includes a duty to provide a medical examination or to obtain a medical opinion where it is deemed necessary to make a decision on the claims.
Entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disorder.This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) from an April 2009 rating decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Regional Office (RO) in Waco, Texas. Colantonio, 606 F.3d at 1382.
