Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran is seeking service connection for sickle cell anemia, which the Board has remanded due to a lack of medical board report.

The Board denied a claim for an initial compensable rating for atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentry tachycardia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bladder disorder, vaginal and uterine prolapse, and endometriosis or residuals thereof are all service-connected.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, leaving no pending claims for the Board to consider.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right sided L5 spondylolysis is service-connected, as it is considered a direct result of his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left thumb and hand disorder is not related to his service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's hiatal hernia with Schatzki's ring was initially rated at 10 percent prior to June 14, 2007. After a VA examination in June 2007, the rating was increased to 30 percent effective June 14, 2007.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to evaluate his service-connected right foot disability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a back injury was previously denied due to insufficient evidence. The Board has now remanded the case for further development and readjudication.

The veteran's income has exceeded the maximum annual pension rate for each year since he applied for non-service-connected (NSC) pension benefits, making him ineligible for NSC pension.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development and compliance with VA procedures, including providing proper notice regarding the reopening of claims.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence linking the veteran's right hip pain and degenerative hip disease to his service-connected back injury with disc disease and radicular neuropathy.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and consideration of his claim for an increased disability rating for status post bilateral orchiopexy for testalgia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left hand multiple digit disability and initial evaluation for his left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The VA determined that there is no evidence of ankylosis or other conditions warranting a higher evaluation for the veteran's right ring finger disability. The current noncompensable rating adequately reflects the functional impairment.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a skin disorder to include as due to herbicides exposure and granted it, finding new and material evidence. The veteran is now presumed exposed to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's squamous cell cancer of the tonsil is related to his presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's duodenal ulcer, finding that his disability picture more closely aligns with a mild condition. The issues of reopening service connection claims for anxiety disorder and diabetes mellitus have also been resolved in favor of the veteran.

The Board has determined that there is no current disability of the left leg resulting from a shrapnel wound incurred in service, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran does not have current residuals of a head injury, back injury, or body injury related to service. The claims for these conditions were denied.