Other conditions decisions — 2008

The appeal for service connection for myeloproliferative syndrome manifested by thrombocytosis and leukocytosis is being remanded to schedule a hearing.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury.

The veteran withdrew his appeal seeking service connection for a left arm disability, claimed as secondary to right arm gunshot wound residuals. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's withdrawal.

The Board denied service connection for cancer of the larynx as there was no evidence that the veteran served in Vietnam, was exposed to herbicides, or that his condition is related to his military service.

The Board found that a timely notice of disagreement was filed with the January 16, 2004 RO decision denying an application for entitlement to service-connected disability benefits.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence does not support a relationship between the veteran's lung condition and his military service, thus denying the claim.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for Alzheimer dementia.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hammer toe deformity and painful calluses, left foot are being remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the relationship between the veteran's service-connected kidney disease and his claimed aortic aneurism.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a TDIU was denied as there is no evidence that he met the criteria for a TDIU prior to April 30, 2003.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional records from J.C. Olson, M.D. at Humana Lucerne Hospital in Orlando, Florida, dated in 1985.

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and an advisory medical opinion regarding the veteran's genitourinary disorder in relation to his exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The appeal was remanded for further evidentiary development due to a procedural error in the mailing of the supplemental statement of the case.

The veteran's service-connected anaphylactic reaction to bee sting is not manifested by attacks without laryngeal involvement lasting one to seven days and occurring five to eight times a year, or: attacks with laryngeal involvement of any duration occurring once or twice a year.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance, finding no evidence supporting a link between the veteran's cancer and his military service.

The veteran is entitled to a 30 percent rating for ulcerative proctitis from the earlier effective date of August 7, 2001, but a rating in excess of 30 percent for that disease is not warranted. The veteran's Reiter's Syndrome warrants a 40 percent (but no higher) 'staged' rating prior to June 20, 2006; from June 20, 2006, a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date of a grant of TDIU, and the claim was dismissed without prejudice.

The veteran's service-connected degenerative spondylosis at L4 and L5 with thoracic strain was granted a 20 percent evaluation effective from September 26, 2003.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for residuals of fractures of the left tibia and fibula was remanded to obtain additional evidence.