Other conditions decisions — 2009

The appeal is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development and consideration.

The Board remands the matter for further development of evidence, including obtaining outstanding VA medical records.

The Board denied entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation due to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence linking the Veteran's myocardial infarction to his military service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including adjudication of a CUE claim.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory condition, to include emphysema, as the probative clinical evidence did not relate any current respiratory disability to service or asbestos exposure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no nexus between his fatal metastatic cancer or pneumonia and any incident of active service.

The Board remands the claim for an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's herpes simplex virus encephalitis.

The Veteran's right and left elbow epicondylitis were denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the right elbow and a compensable rating for the left elbow.

The Board finds that the currently-assigned 10 percent rating for the service-connected residuals of a left pelvic fracture adequately portrays the functional impairment, pain, and weakness that the Veteran experiences as a consequence of use of her left hip.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, diagnosed as back pain and muscle spasms, based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's current condition is related to an injury sustained during INACDUTRA in February 2002.

The Board granted a rating of 20 percent from February 24, 2004, through October 22, 2008, and a rating of 30 percent from October 23, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for residuals of a left index finger dislocation was denied, as the evidence did not show that the condition met the criteria for a 10 percent rating. The claim for service connection for chronic chest pain with abnormal EKG (also claimed as cardiovascular heart complication) was also denied, as there was no evidence showing that the disability was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disorder, finding no evidence that his gum disease or periodontal disease was incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot disabilities as there was no competent evidence linking a currently existing disorder to her active duty service.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for traumatic mydriasis of the left eye as there was no evidence of active pathology, pain, rest-requirements, episodic incapacity, or continuing episodic pathology.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 10 percent rating for gallbladder removal, finding that there was no evidence showing the disability was symptomatic prior to July 22, 2005.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for adjudication of the validity of the overpayment before determining whether a waiver is appropriate.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hands and feet cold weather injury residuals, to include arthritis, as a VA examination was not conducted assuming exposure to cold during Korean service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the claim.

The Board remands the claim for a skin condition to be further evaluated through a VA examination.