Other conditions decisions — 2006

The case is being remanded for further development based on the recent availability of service medical records.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding service connection for a chronic pulmonary condition. The claim of an initial compensable evaluation for duodenal ulcer is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's shell fragment wound to his right face and neck did not result in any compensable disability, as there is no evidence of nerve injury or significant scarring affecting function.

The veteran's initial claim for a higher rating and effective date for service connection were denied. The case is now pending on the issues of obesity, reopening claims for asbestos exposure, chronic fatigue, neck tumor (Castleman's disease), damaged nervous system, thyroid gland condition, and diabetes.

The veteran's service-connected left knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating based on the evidence of record.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no service connection claim is present.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current eye condition is related to service exposure to ultraviolet radiation from a magnesium shell explosion in 1952.

The veteran's daughter is seeking an effective date prior to March 24, 2002 for the grant of dependents' education assistance (DEA) benefits. The case has been remanded due to procedural issues.

The VA denied retroactive Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits prior to August 19, 2002 due to the appellant not filing within one year of the initial award of the veteran's permanent and total disability rating.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of her appeal.

The veteran withdrew his appeal of the denial of service connection for Mônière's syndrome and a brain tumor due to head trauma.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of coccidioidomycosis with lung resection, finding that the earliest possible effective date is October 23, 1989.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as a child of the veteran for VA benefits, finding no new and material evidence has been submitted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for left hip disorder and Guillain-Barre syndrome, as well as his request for an increased rating for his low back disability and TDIU were all denied.

The veteran's post-operative vagotomy and pyloroplasty warrants a rating of 10 percent prior to February 28, 2005, and 20 percent thereafter.

The Board found no competent medical evidence to show that the veteran currently has a chronic disability manifested by numbness and tingling of the arms and legs, thus denying service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and an examination.

The veteran seeks an earlier effective date for a 10 percent rating for his service-connected groin rash. The Board finds that the earliest effective date is January 23, 2002, as there was no evidence of increased disability prior to this date and the claim was received within one year of this date.

The Board found clear and unmistakable evidence that the veteran's right eye disability pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for earlier effective dates for the current disability ratings of 30 percent and 20 percent for residuals of shell fragment wounds (SFWs) of both thighs.,No evidence was found to support an earlier effective date prior to October 3, 1991.