Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected right foot disorders. The issues include seeking an increased rating for heel spur syndrome and TDIU.

The Board found that the Veteran's interstitial pulmonary fibrosis was not caused or aggravated by service, and thus denied service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that the reduction in the rating of the service-connected retropubic prostatectomy was proper, as it reflected the expiration of his cancer treatment and the current disability rated based on voiding dysfunction.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected gastrectomy on his employability.

The Veteran's left leg venous insufficiency is granted as service-connected. The claim for malaria and frequent colds and flu-like symptoms due to herbicide exposure are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip replacement is related to his service-connected chronic low back strain, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected squamous cell carcinoma of the posterior tongue was found to be the primary cause of his death. The claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits is also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have any identifiable residuals of a right leg injury in service and therefore, service connection for such is denied.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of his delimiting date for educational assistance benefits was denied as the period he claimed to be disabled did not occur during the applicable eligibility period.

The Veteran's death was caused by bilateral acute consolidative bronchopneumonia, which is not service-connected. The significant conditions contributing to his death were chronic drug abuse and alcoholism. Service connection for the cause of death has been denied.

The Veteran's residuals of a radical prostatectomy, specifically urinary incontinence requiring the use of absorbent materials more than four times per day, are rated at 60 percent effective January 1, 2008.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining the appellant's complete personnel file and determining whether her scleroderma with Raynaud's phenomena was aggravated by any period of active duty training.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to an earlier effective date for the payment of additional disability compensation benefits for his spouse, finding that he did not provide necessary proof of the status of his dependent spouse prior to April 23, 2007.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to address the severity of his PTSD and the etiology of his tremor condition.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied as he did not serve during a period of war and thus does not meet the threshold service eligibility requirements.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current dental conditions are not due to or aggravated by in-service dental trauma, and therefore denied his claim for service connection for a dental disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Board denied the reopening of a previously denied claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Veteran's request for waiver of copayment debt created by VA's provision of service for a nonservice-connected disability is being remanded due to the absence of necessary documents in the claims file.

The Board found that the Veteran's net worth of $208,000 was sufficient to cover his maintenance expenses and denied his claim for non-service-connected pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing documents and incomplete information, including copies of correspondence related to overpayment and waiver rights.