Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a comprehensive VA audiometric evaluation to determine the exact nature and extent of his hearing loss, with consideration of any idiosyncratic features. The case will then be returned for further review.

The Veteran's appeal for a total evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was dismissed as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an extension of her delimiting date for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code due to lack of legal merit and failure to meet the criteria for extension.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for upper back strain is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for VA nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The Veteran's dizzy spells were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor are they shown to be due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to unclear medical evidence regarding his claimed residuals from in-service pneumothorax and inguinal hernia surgeries. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran seeks compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a dental disorder, due to medication prescribed by VA. The issue is being remanded for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death while the case was pending before the Board.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at the Munroe Regional Medical Center on May 4 and May 5, 2008 is granted due to emergency treatment provided.

The Veteran's appeal for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant is denied as he does not meet the criteria for such benefits due to his service-connected right hip disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for ulcerative colitis and also denied increased ratings for residuals of shell fragment wounds of the dorsal and lumbar spine.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for a malunion fracture of the right wrist with residual traumatic arthritis was denied as he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without showing good cause.

The Board found that the appellant's myalgia of the right hamstring is etiologically related to an injury incurred during a period of military service, granting his claim for service connection.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for clarification of the etiology of the Veteran's deviated nasal septum, including whether it was aggravated by service or pre-existed.

The Board found that the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and floor of mouth is not due to in-service radiation exposure, thus denying service connection.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, rated as 30 percent disabling since February 26, 2010, has been granted an initial rating of 30 percent.,From January 1, 2010 to September 8, 2009, the Veteran was assigned a separate 10 percent rating for neurological impairment due to his left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating is being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining an opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether his service-connected left leg phlebitis would render him unemployable.

The Veteran's third right metatarsal disability was rated at 20 percent prior to September 10, 2004 and from November 1, 2004. The Board found that the condition more nearly approximated a severe foot injury.