Other conditions decisions — 2004

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete development and requests for additional evidence.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral arthritis of the hands and cardiovascular disability are being remanded due to incomplete examination reports.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including a VA examination and obtaining records from the Social Security Administration. The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for ulcerative colitis will be remanded to the RO.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a right inguinal hernia is being remanded due to the need for further development and examination.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current right tibia fracture residuals to his service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's myeloproliferative disorder with thrombocytosis was present during service and is considered incurred in active duty, granting the claim for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development regarding whether the overpayment was properly created, and will return it to the RO via the AMC.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased ratings for a throat disorder and vascular insufficiency of the toes due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, claimed as due to undiagnosed illness, is being remanded for further development.

The veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer is currently severe with daily-induced nausea, vomiting, unsteadiness after eating, and monthly incapacitating stomach pain. The maximum schedular rating of 60 percent has been granted for this condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for dysentery, avitaminosis and other nutritional deficiencies, malnutrition, and malaria due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions during or within one year after service.

The Board has determined that T- and R-, the veteran's grandchildren, may not be recognized as adopted children for VA purposes due to their birth dates being after the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hand blisters are residuals of a burn injury incurred in active service and granted entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder, claimed as a residual of exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence submitted since the March 1989 decision did not meet the criteria for being considered new and material.

The Board found that the veteran's malignant lymphoma of the neck was not caused by his exposure to ionizing radiation in service and denied his claim.

The Board found that the appellant's cryptorchidism and left inguinal hernia were not caused or aggravated by his military service.

The Board dismissed the appellant's appeal as she withdrew her appeal for service connection for cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current level of severity of the service-connected hypertensive vascular disease. The claim will be readjudicated based on the new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a need for VA examination and evidence collection.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected shell fragment wound to the left leg and chronic venous insufficiency of the left leg were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.