Other conditions decisions — 2006

The veteran is seeking disability compensation for residuals of VA dental surgery following tooth extraction. The case has been remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a disability manifested by joint pain and pes planus. The decision found that pes planus was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board found that the veteran's right leg disability, including compartment syndrome, was not caused by VA treatment and therefore denied his claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has ordered a remand for further examination to determine if the veteran suffers from any circulatory or neurological disorder of the lower extremities that is causally related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and the claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by service-connected conditions, and thus denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of death. The claimant is also not entitled to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as there is no evidence of continuous total disability prior to or after separation from service.

The veteran's urticaria is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of recurrent debilitating episodes or systemic immunosuppressive therapy required to warrant a higher rating. The claim for an increased rating is denied.

The veteran's right calf venous thrombosis disability is rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available for this condition.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to VA death benefits as new and material evidence was not received since the March 2002 decision.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The veteran died of a non-service-connected cause while at a private nursing home. The appellant's claim for burial benefits is denied as the criteria for payment are not met.

The Board found that the veteran's right forearm condition, characterized by mild incomplete paralysis of the ulnar nerve and asymptomatic scars, warranted a 10 percent initial rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for CHAMPVA benefits because service connection had not been established for any disability at the time of her husband's death, and she was awarded DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Health Park Medical Center from January 5, 2004 to January 10, 2004 are now covered by VA due to the emergent nature of his condition and the unavailability of a feasible VA facility.

The Board found no evidence of a relationship between the veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome with left femoral joint pain and active duty service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right supraclavicular thoracic outlet syndrome was granted, and his rating for lumbosacral strain with right S1 radiculopathy and minimal degenerative arthritis was increased to 30 percent.

The Board found that the additional evidence submitted since the January 1994 decision did not include a nexus opinion relating the veteran's military service to any postservice genitourinary disorder, and thus is not new and material for purposes of reopening the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's calcified cyst of the spleen did not manifest during service and is not shown to be related to any injury or disease incurred during active service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case to the AMC/RO for scheduling a hearing before a member of the Board at the RO.

The veteran's service-connected amebiasis is manifested by subjective reports of diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal cramping but not by objective findings. A noncompensable evaluation is warranted.,Prior to August 13, 1996, the veteran's service-connected residuals of a stress fracture of the left os calcis were manifested by foot pain and x-ray evidence of small calcaneal spur. A 20 percent evaluation is warranted.,The veteran's service-connected residuals of a stress fracture of the left os calcis are currently manifested by foot pain, but no other pertinent abnormal clinical findings or x-ray evidence of acute fracture, dislocation, or bone destruction. An increased evaluation in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.