Other conditions decisions — 2009

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a TDIU to the RO for additional consideration due to other pending claims that may affect this decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for residuals of a gunshot wound to the right chest was granted, with a 10 percent rating effective May 21, 2007. Prior to this date, he received a separate compensable rating for the scar.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability is not related to service and therefore denied her claim.

The Board granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder, depressive type and entitlement to Dependents' Education Assistance with an effective date of December 17, 2004.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including providing VCAA notice and obtaining a VA examination to assess the etiology of the Veteran's loss of bladder control and the current severity of his service-connected lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's case is being remanded due to the need for additional review of evidence and preparation of a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The benefits sought remain denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left knee disability. The evidence did not support a higher rating as there was no objective evidence of subluxation or instability, episodes of locking or effusion, weakness, nonunion of the tibia and fibula with loose motion requiring a brace, or arthritis.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge from service was under dishonorable conditions, thus constituting a bar to VA benefits.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for left foot toenail disease was also denied.

The Veteran's daughter is not eligible for Chapter 35 educational assistance benefits because she reached her 26th birthday before the effective date of a permanent and total disability rating.

The Veteran's pulmonary disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, including as a result of exposure to asbestos.

The appellant has withdrawn her appeal regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, thus the Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for liver cancer and determined that it did not cause or contribute substantially to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's left knee disability has not been manifested by ankylosis, severe subluxation or lateral instability, dislocated semilunar cartilage with frequent episodes of locking, pain, and effusion, symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage, genu recurvatum, a compensable degree of limitation of motion, or impairment of the tibia and fibula. Therefore, the Veteran is not entitled to a rating in excess of 20 percent for chondromalacia of the left patella.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin disorder, finding that his current vitiligo is not related to any condition treated in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete documentation and a need for additional medical opinion. The Veteran seeks service connection for a skin disorder.

The VA determined that the Veteran's lung disability, including as secondary to exposure to silica dust, is not service-connected.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current symptoms are not related to his in-service episode of heat exhaustion, and therefore denied service connection for residuals of heat exhaustion.

The Veteran does not currently have a diagnosis of vaginitis, cervicitis, or endocervicitis and there is no evidence of service connection for these conditions.