Other conditions decisions — 2004

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA medical records.

The Board has received notification from the veteran that they wish to withdraw their appeal, leading to the dismissal of the case.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim for spondylosis with spondylolisthesis, L5, S1 due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran claims compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for generalized weakness and paralysis allegedly caused by VA-administered vaccines in October 1998 and January 1999. The case is remanded to determine the cause of his symptoms.

The Board has granted an initial (compensable) evaluation of 10 percent for the service-connected erythematous, dyshidrotic-type rash of the right hand from July 27, 1994 to April 4, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 2, 1998 for service connection for mood disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's status-post diskectomy at L5-S1 and assigned an initial evaluation of 20 percent, effective June 30, 2002. The appeal is not about service connection but rather a claim for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected low back disability is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board has remanded the case for further action consistent with a Joint Motion, which requested a dose estimate from the Under Secretary of Health due to the appellant's spouse having died from a recognized radiogenic disease in 1972 and her contention that the veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation in service.

The May 1982 rating decision denied service connection for organic brain syndrome, concluding that the condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to conflicting opinions on whether the veteran currently has cardiomyopathy related to his mononucleosis during service.

The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to a rating of 20 percent for residuals of left elbow fracture prior to June 3, 1999 and from June 3, 1999.

The veteran's original claim for TDIU was received on February 26, 2001. The RO found that the evidence is 'mixed' inasmuch as he suffers from significant service-connected and nonservice-connected disabilities, including cancer of the renal pelvis, recurrent tumors of the urinary bladder, and a radical prostatectomy. The right lower extremities are all related to the motor vehicle accident during service.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's right knee disability, currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for evidentiary development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development and adjudication due to incomplete evidence, including a missing VA examination report from March 1998 at Castle Point VAMC. The case will be reviewed based on de novo consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a cyst on his right hip and back disorder, as well as his claim for non-service-connected pension benefits due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board found no evidence of a right lower extremity injury or condition during service, and the veteran's current complaints are not related to his military service. Therefore, service connection for a right lower extremity disability is denied.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and alternate records from NPRC. The appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder of the feet is pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to assess the veteran's scars resulting from his service-connected furunculosis.