Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the service-connected left leg disability, which includes an exostosis of the left tibia and degenerative changes in the knee. The effective date is not specified as it was part of the initial grant.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's bursitis of the right hip effective September 5, 2005. The case was remanded and the effective date was changed to September 9, 2005.

The Board found that the veteran's pancreatitis, claimed as a residual of duodenitis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected organic brain syndrome, effective from September 17, 1998. The earliest date as of which it was factually ascertainable that the veteran was unemployable due to service-connected disability was September 24, 1997.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete documentation and the need for additional examinations. The claims will be reviewed again after all requested documents are associated with the file.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for VA non-service-connected pension benefits due to a lack of qualifying service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding a current foot skin disease and its relation to military service. The veteran will be scheduled for a VA examination to determine if he currently has any chronic foot diseases, and if so, whether they are related to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits due to his annual countable family income exceeding the applicable income limitations.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain the veteran's claims file and associate it with the appellant's education file. The claim remains denied after this action.

The veteran's claim was remanded for further development, including obtaining SSA medical records and scheduling a VA or private psychiatrist examination. The case is now being returned to the RO for readjudication.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his service-connected PTSD, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's claim for service connection for dizziness is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further medical evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected antithrombin III deficiency with history of pulmonary embolism is rated at 60 percent, which meets the minimum percentage requirements for TDIU. However, his other conditions and nonservice-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for muscular strain and bursitis of the right and left hips were denied as his hip flexion is to greater than 10 degrees but less than 45 degrees, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under DCs 5252 or 5253.

The Board finds that the veteran's dysthymic disorder is no more than mildly disabling and does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected pelvic fracture with left hip pain is being remanded due to insufficient examination findings.

The Board denied service connection for superficial thrombophlebitis of the left leg and pulmonary embolism, both as secondary to service-connected right knee disability or surgery for service-connected left knee meniscal tear with chondromalacia.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for prostatitis is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, finding that no communication seeking to reopen the claim prior to February 21, 2001 was received.

The Board found no current diagnosis of atrial fibrillation and denied the claim for service connection.