Other conditions decisions — 2007

The Board has remanded the case to the AMC/RO for further action, including obtaining a VA medical examination and readjudicating the claim based on all evidence of record.

The Board has determined that the veteran's generalized arthritis, due to cold injury during service, meets the criteria for service connection and is granted.

The Board has determined that the appellant's spouse did not have qualifying military service, and therefore the appellant does not meet the requirements for basic eligibility for VA death benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hand disorder manifested by pain, finding no underlying pathology and concluding that the current disability is not related to his service-connected right elbow disorder.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis and a right eye condition, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative duodenal ulcer warrants a 60 percent rating, which is the maximum available under the applicable diagnostic code.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a lung disorder, as secondary to asbestos exposure. The decision is based on the merits and does not involve any presumption or reopening due to new evidence.

The veteran's onychomycosis of the feet is found to be attributable to cold injury sustained during active military service, and thus service connection is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of frontal meningioma surgery to the brain, as it was not related to his military service or exposure to radiation.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not incur a chronic disability of the right index finger in service and is not currently diagnosed as having such a disability. Therefore, service connection for a right index finger disability is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer disease did not contribute to his death, and concluded that arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and severe pulmonary fibrosis were not related to his active military service.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for herniated nucleus pulposus, L4-S1 was denied. The case also addressed the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to May 10, 2005, but as this decision is about denial and not service connection, it does not specify a rating or effective date.

The Board found that the cause of death, ischemic cardiomyopathy, was not service-connected and denied the claim.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence submitted. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of dental trauma to tooth number 9 and a right finger disability, both for the purpose of obtaining VA outpatient treatment.

The VA Regional Office has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and a need for proper notice regarding disability ratings and effective dates.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of anal fissure, urethritis and prostatitis, and upper respiratory infection due to lack of current medical evidence supporting these conditions. The veteran's hypertension was rated as 10% disabling.

The Board found that the veteran owed an overpayment of $7,724.80 for educational assistance benefits due to a fraud scheme perpetuated by veterans enrolled at Ramon Magsaysay University in the Philippines.

The Board found that the veteran's limitation of motion did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and thus denied his claim for an increased rating.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current sterility and his service, including his service-connected scrotal abscess. The claim was denied.