Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinion regarding whether his current skin condition began during service or is related to in-service sun exposure.

The Veteran's additional disability, including an inability to walk/being wheelchair bound, is not deemed to be caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for neck and back injury, a rating in excess of 30 percent for traumatic arthritis of the right knee, including a separate compensable rating based on limitation of extension, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for Legg-Perthes disease of the right hip with shortening of the right leg.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's current skin disorder had its onset during service and whether there is post-service continuity of the same symptomatology.

The Veteran's service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was granted, but with a noncompensable evaluation. The case is remanded to schedule the Veteran for an examination and readjudicate his claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's duodenal ulcer and its residuals are service-connected, but only if they are considered as residual effects of a prior Billroth II anastomosis. The case is remanded for further examination to determine the current status of these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral varicoceles were not caused or aggravated by his active duty service nor by his service-connected left hydrocele.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the appellant's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) by reason of the need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status due to her failure to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed skin disorder, allergies, and right arm injury.

The Veteran sustained an injury affecting both sides of the neck, shoulders, and arms during service. She has had symptoms on the right side since service that were later diagnosed as right TOS. Her current right TOS is related to her in-service injury.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Druid City Hospital Regional Medical Center from July 8, 2005 to July 15, 2005 are approved as the evidence shows that he was stable enough for transfer to a VA facility by either July 11 or July 12, 2005. However, no VA or other federal facilities were feasibly available until his discharge on July 15, 2005.

The Board has granted service connection for diverticulitis, stricture of the rectum and anus, and a parastomal hernia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome.

The Veteran's son, who is currently married, does not meet the criteria to be considered a child for VA benefits purposes and therefore is not eligible for VA death pension.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability, diagnosed as acromioclavicular arthritis, has been rated at 10 percent prior to July 10, 2006 and at 20 percent thereafter. The Board finds that the current ratings are not warranted for an increased rating.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of staged ratings.

The Veteran claims service connection for his current right hip disorder, which he contends is related to an in-service motorcycle accident. The Board finds that a VA examination and opinion are necessary to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current right hip disorder.

The Board found that the Appellant does not have spina bifida and therefore is not entitled to benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805 for spina bifida.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected shell fragment wounds and scars are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records from Vietnam.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for payment of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at King's Daughters Medical Center from August 19 to August 20, 2005. The appeal is based on emergency treatment provided during an initial evaluation and treatment.

The Board found that the Veteran's right varicocele, hydrocele and benign inclusion cyst were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and are not proximately due to, or chronically aggravated by, service-connected disability. As a result, the claim for service connection was denied.