Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran's left leg disability, characterized as plantaris tendon rupture, is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability, and therefore denied service connection for cause of death. The appellant did not meet the hypothetical entitlement criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318(b) as she had never been rated totally disabled at any time preceding her husband's death.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for prostatitis. The veteran's left knee disability is also addressed, with the RO instructed to readjudicate the issue in light of all pertinent evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's congenital genitourinary obstruction was not aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's benefits were properly reduced from the 100% to the 10% rate effective February 19, 2003, and an overpayment of $5,313.60 was created due to his incarceration.

The appeal is being remanded due to a lack of information about the appellant's new full-time employment income, which is needed to determine if there is financial hardship for her children.

The Board has determined that there is no medical evidence linking the veteran's current onychomycosis of the toenails to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a soft tissue lung mass, which he claims was caused by exposure to Agent Orange during his military service. The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication.

The veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date for educational assistance benefits beyond January 10, 1998 was denied as he did not meet the eligibility criteria within the appropriate time period.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected right knee disability, finding that the current limitation of motion does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and further development is required. The appellant contends that her husband's service-connected residuals of bronchial pneumonia contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The veteran's spine disability, manifested by radiculopathy and limitation of motion, is currently rated at 60 percent for post-operative right hemilaminectomy at L4-L5 residuals.

The Board has determined that the veteran's joint disability, gastrointestinal disability, and sleep disability are related to undiagnosed illnesses during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The claims for these conditions have been granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, as additional evidence was submitted after a supplemental statement of the case. The claims will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) due to a lack of evidence showing that PCT was manifested within one year of his departure from Vietnam or related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the appellant's father died from an acute myocardial infarction or cardiac arrest during inactive duty for training, which would make him eligible for VA educational assistance benefits.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the March 1999 decision is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for residuals of a closed head injury.

The Board has determined that service connection for a circulatory disorder, to include ASD, is not warranted. The veteran's elevated cholesterol levels during service are considered as contributing factors to his current vascular condition. However, the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these in-service high cholesterol readings caused any currently manifested circulatory disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of cold injuries in each lower extremity are manifested by symptoms such as pain, numbness, and cold sensitivity, along with nail abnormalities, color changes, and locally impaired sensation. Therefore, increased ratings of 30 percent have been granted for each lower extremity since February 25, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bruxism is service-connected and her uterine fibroids/adenomyosis warrant a 30% disability rating. The RO reduced her disability evaluation from 30% to noncompensable, but this decision was not upheld by the Board.