Other conditions decisions — 2006

The veteran is granted a 10 percent disability rating for pyriformis syndrome and muscle strain from February 17, 2001 to December 18, 2001.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the appellant and a need for further development.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as she is not recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA purposes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current post-operative residuals of ulcerative colitis are not related to his service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for malaria as he does not have a current disability of malaria.

The Board has determined that the veteran sustained an injury to teeth numbered 8, 9, and 10 during service. The evidence supports a finding of dental trauma due to service, thus granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant did not file a timely notice of disagreement to the June 2002 decisions denying her death pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing corrective VCAA notice.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if new and material evidence supports reopening the appellant's claim for VA benefits, which was previously denied due to an other than honorable discharge from military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for arthralgia of the feet with deformity of the fifth toes bilaterally.

The veteran's nosebleed was not considered a service-connected condition, and the VA facility in Muskogee was feasibly available for her care.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his relocation and the need for a rescheduled video hearing.

The veteran's death was not caused by VA treatment, but the failure to inform him of a chest X-ray finding that could have led to an earlier diagnosis and treatment for his multiple myeloma. The Board found this did not cause a significant change in outcome.

The veteran's residuals of spinal meningitis with conversion features are rated at 70 percent prior to July 14, 2005 and denied for a rating in excess of 70 percent from that date forward.

The veteran seeks service connection for dermatomyositis, claimed as an undiagnosed illness incurred during his Gulf War service. The case is remanded to obtain additional information regarding the claimed exposure and to verify the veteran's Gulf War service.

The Board granted service connection for thrombophlebitis/varicose veins of the left leg and assigned an initial evaluation of 20 percent from June 15, 2000. The veteran's condition improved to warrant a higher rating as of September 21, 2005.

The Board found no evidence of a compression fracture of T-3 associated with any injury the veteran sustained in military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of Paget's disease is etiologically related to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board determined that the veteran's poliomyelitis of the left lower extremity was incurred in service, as there is clear and unmistakable evidence that it preexisted his active duty but also found no clear and unmistakable evidence to show that any aggravation occurred during service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board found no evidence of residuals from the veteran's in-service nasal septum surgery, and thus denied his claim for service connection.