Other conditions decisions — 2007

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral flatfoot warrants a rating of 30 percent, which is higher than the current 10 percent rating.

The veteran's request for a Travel Board hearing has been granted, and he is scheduled to appear at the Wichita, Kansas RO. The case must be returned to the RO for further review after the hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, including obtaining additional medical records and seeking an opinion from a VA physician regarding the cause of the veteran's cancer.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant wishes to withdraw his appeal regarding basic eligibility for VA non-service-connected pension benefits.

The veteran's service-connected Crohn's disease resulted in a total colectomy with a diverting loop ileostomy, which causes the veteran to have to change his bag up to 30 times per day. The Board has granted a 100 percent disability evaluation for Crohn's disease.

The VA denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's right abdominal rectus muscle protuberance, probable tear. The condition is currently rated at 10 percent.

The case is being remanded for an audit of the veteran's pension account, updating financial status report, and readjudication of the waiver of recovery claim.

The Board found no current diagnosed bilateral foot condition and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's request for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 34 or Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code was denied as his service dates predated the eligibility criteria for these programs.

The VA denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a skin disability as due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's emphysema is found to be incurred in service due to oil-fire-smoke exposure. The other conditions are not considered to be related to undiagnosed illness.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current skin disorder of the feet that is related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current rectal fissures/fistula are causally related to his active service or any incident thereof.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of an aortic valve replacement, including post-operative right hemidiaphragm paresis due to lack of proximate causation.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge was due to willful and persistent misconduct, which makes his character dishonorable. As a result, he is not eligible for VA compensation benefits.

The VA determined that the veteran's current bilateral eye disorder is not related to his military service or his service-connected PTSD, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's joint and muscle pain, constant fatigue, weakness and sickness, sweats, liver disability, sleep problems, and nerve twitching are not service-connected.,Service connection for the veteran's constant fatigue, weakness, and sickness is denied as it has been attributed to Epstein-Barr virus.,Service connection for the veteran's liver disability is denied as it was attributed to hepatocellular disease due to obesity.,Service connection for the veteran's sleep problems is denied.,Service connection for the veteran's nerve twitching is denied.

The RO denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of service medical records and because his death occurred more than five years after discharge. The case is now remanded to reopen the claim on the basis of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of ulcerative colitis was denied as the earliest possible effective date is July 14, 2003.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected PTSD did not contribute substantially or materially to his death, and therefore denied service connection for cause of death. The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was also denied as there is no evidence showing the veteran would have been entitled to a different decision on a service connection claim prior to his death.