Other conditions decisions — 2007

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service, and the veteran's claim for service connection for vertebral basilar insufficiency was denied.

The veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation due to his employment impact and potential need for an extra-schedular rating. The case will be returned to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC).

The Board has remanded the case due to the veteran's request for a videoconference hearing, and the claim will be handled in an expeditious manner.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to notify him of his scheduled Travel Board hearing, and he did not appear for it. The case will be rescheduled at the next available opportunity with proper notification sent at least 30 days prior.

The Board has confirmed and continued a longstanding 10 percent evaluation for post-traumatic arthritis of the right temporal mandibular joint, as this aspect is separately based upon objectively measured range of motion of the mandible. No increase in evaluation is warranted.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a lung disability that he claims was caused by a pulmonary embolus. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examination.

The Board denied payment or reimbursement for medical services received at Tampa General Hospital from February 23, 2002 to March 9, 2002 due to the veteran's condition stabilizing by that date and VA facilities being feasibly available.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The veteran is not blind in the left eye and therefore does not meet the legal requirement for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1160.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for multiple myeloma, finding no evidence of radiation exposure during service and insufficient medical opinion linking his current condition to military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and to provide proper VCAA notice.

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's healed fracture of the right radius, which was previously rated as 10 percent. The other issues related to shrapnel wounds to the right lower extremity were also addressed and are not included in this summary.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a dental disability claimed as damage and disfigurement of the jaw secondary to dental treatment in service, finding that there was no current disability warranting service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current hearing disability for VA purposes, and thus cannot establish service connection for bilateral defective hearing.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for numbness in the veteran's right and left arms.

The veteran's service is not considered to be during a recognized period of war, thus denying his claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from service was for willful and persistent misconduct, which bars him from receiving VA benefits.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected post-operative residuals of basal cell carcinoma do not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right foot disability, including calcific achilles tendonitis of the right foot, narrowing of the subtalar joint of the right foot and calcification of the peroneal tendons of the right foot, is related to his military service.