Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear disability is not related to his military service and denied both his claim for service connection as well as his request for a higher initial evaluation for residuals of a right hand laceration.

The Board has granted service connection for arthritic changes of the index and middle fingers of the right hand. The initial compensable evaluation for status-post chip fracture of the right fourth finger distal phalanx is remanded to consider multiple digits involvement.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability of the back, with neurological impairment of the lower extremities, as a result of VA surgical treatment in June 1983 and February 1984.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability of the back, with neurological impairment of the lower extremities, as a result of VA surgical treatment in June 1983 and February 1984.

The veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder was initially rated at 30 percent from June 1, 2000 to January 23, 2004. From January 23, 2004, the RO assigned a 50 percent rating based on his major depressive disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's fatigue is not due to an undiagnosed illness and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board granted DIC benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the veteran's death due to VA medical treatment, rendering moot the appellant's claims for DIC based on service connection and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1310 and 1318.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of perianal warts and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of proper notice and the need to obtain additional evidence, including SSA records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the appellant's service connection claim for residuals of status-post excision of lipomas. The appellant must provide verification of his active duty during May 2003 and undergo a VA skin examination.

The Board has determined that Perthes disease, a childhood condition, did not preexist or worsen during the veteran's military service and is therefore not service-connected.

The Board denied the veteran's request for retroactive payment of dependency allowance for his daughter's school attendance in 1999, finding that he failed to submit evidence within one year of receiving a letter requesting such information.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of anterior wedge fractures of T7 and T8, maintaining a current 20% evaluation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hand disorders, as well as her claims for increased evaluations for right and left foot hallux valgus. The BVA found that there is no evidence to support a nexus between the claimed conditions and active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(2) as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1980 rating decision, which found that the veteran did not meet all requirements for a higher level of aid and attendance allowance.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, and finds that he currently suffers from right leg venous insufficiency which is related to his in-service injury. Service connection is granted.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to lack of evidence linking any condition to service or contributing to the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused or contributed to by his service-connected proximal tachycardia, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected right testicle removal due to cancer surgery, finding that the schedular criteria have not been met.