Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-polio syndrome, finding that there was no evidence linking his current disability to his military service.,The veteran's income and net worth were found to be excessive for receiving nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected disability pension as his service in the new Philippine Scouts does not qualify him for such benefits.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic myelogenous leukemia was not present during service or for many years thereafter, and was not caused by any incident of service including Agent Orange exposure. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive payment of additional compensation for dependents, finding that she did not have a pending claim or entitlement to such benefits at her husband's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting evidence regarding whether the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II caused or increased his peripheral vascular disease. The AMC will schedule a VA examination and provide a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).

The Board has determined that the veteran's current foot disabilities, including onychomycosis of the right foot and degenerative joint disease of both feet, are related to exposure to cold weather during service. The Board also found no evidence linking peripheral neuropathy or left toe amputations to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection were received on August 25, 2003. The Board denied the requests for earlier effective dates as there was no legal basis to grant them.

The Board denied service connection for prostatitis in August 1979. The veteran attempted to reopen the claim, but new and material evidence was not received.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a nervous condition, memory loss, and skin rash as there is no medical evidence showing these conditions existed during or after service.

The Board found that the veteran's respiratory disability was not incurred in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's request for retroactive apportionment of his nonservice-connected disability pension benefit payments during his period of incarceration, finding that information necessary for an apportionment determination was not provided within the required one-year period.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of fracture, proximal phalanx, right middle finger. The claim for increased rating for the scar on his left anterior neck is being remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to his military service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral foot disorder and costochondritis were not incurred or aggravated by military service, respectively. Therefore, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The veteran sustained total loss of vision in the right eye as a result of VA surgical treatment in January 2002, which was not reasonably foreseeable. The Board finds that the criteria for establishing entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are met.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain and associate all relevant treatment records from the veteran's cancer treatment, including those from the Muskogee VAMC and Shreveport VAMC. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection as his right lung thoracotomy residuals are not considered to be related to any incident, injury or disease of active military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further action, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The veteran is seeking service connection for arthritis of the left ring finger, which he claims was caused by an injury during his military service. The VA examiner found that there is a relationship between the current condition and the in-service injury, but also noted some confusion regarding this relationship.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at an appropriate location due to the appellant's request.