Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, post-traumatic neuralgia of the left frontal and parietal area, and post-traumatic headaches. The appeal is currently pending.

The veteran's son, R.C., is not considered permanently incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical defect at the age of 18. The claim for recognition as a helpless child has been denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints and an increased rating for his respiratory disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred during military service or within one year thereafter.

The veteran's estranged wife is entitled to $180 per month of the veteran's VA compensation benefits. The Board finds that her claim for an increased apportionment has not been established due to insufficient evidence showing she cannot meet her living expenses.

The Board has directed that the claim be remanded for additional development, including obtaining missing VA clinical records and scheduling a dermatology examination during an exacerbation or active phase of the veteran's service-connected dermatophytosis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bronchiectasis existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right hand disorder related to his active service or any service-connected disabilities, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's neck disorder is not related to service and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for separate ratings for other residuals of his service-connected head injury was denied as there were no additional disabilities found.

The veteran's social phobia disability was initially rated at 10 percent prior to December 16, 2005. From that date, the disability is now rated at 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran's bowel incontinence is related to her military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for lymphedema praecox of the right lower extremity, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7121.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for claustrophobia as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board found that the veteran was not diagnosed with claustrophobia during service.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected shell fragment wound of the right chest area with a retained foreign body. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and readjudicate the claim.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for transverse fractures of the right L2, L3, L4 and L5 vertebral bodies, right flank hematoma with traumatic hypesthesia, and right ankle sprain were denied. The rating period on appeal is from December 21, 1993.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for Hodgkin's disease was granted, with a rating of 0 percent.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board found that the veteran's right lower extremity edema was not caused by VA fault or an unforeseeable event, and thus denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examiner to provide opinions on whether the veteran's gastrointestinal disorders are related to service and if they are secondary or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for anal fissure from February 1, 1997, and a rating in excess of 10 percent from June 24, 2003. The evidence did not support higher ratings based on the current symptoms.