Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Board found no credible evidence of a skin disorder during service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his current skin disorder of the feet.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inconsistencies in the examination findings and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's neck and sinus conditions.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for arthritis with limitation of motion of the right and left knees prior to April 12, 2002 were denied by the RO in February 2005.

The Veteran's current gastrointestinal disability is not related to service or a service-connected condition, and the Board finds no evidence of peptic ulcer disease within one year of discharge. Therefore, service connection for PUD was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current respiratory symptoms are not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, to include as due to asbestos exposure, was denied because there is no competent medical evidence showing the presence of a current respiratory disability or any causal relationship between his military service and such disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed residuals of a jaw injury are not incurred in or aggravated by active service and therefore denied his claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's myeloproliferative disorder, including polycythemia vera and essential thrombocytosis, is not related to his in-service Toluene exposure or anything else in service.

The Board found that the Veteran's left elbow disability did not pre-exist his second period of active service and was not aggravated by it. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's scleroderma, claimed as an immune system disability, was incurred due to active service and is granted service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, including as due to exposure to chemical herbicides, is being remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is already being properly compensated for his service-connected disabilities, including those related to a shell fragment wound in September 1952. Therefore, he does not have an additional disability related to this injury for which he can receive service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected varicose veins of the left leg have not been manifested by persistent edema, subcutaneous induration, stasis pigmentation or eczema, and persistent ulceration. Therefore, an evaluation in excess of 40 percent is not warranted.

The Board found that the Veteran's lung disorder was not manifested in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of indebtedness in the amount of $1,744.60 is now moot due to his discharge under Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, and the appeal must be dismissed.

The Board has determined that there is a reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's claim, and therefore service connection for a back disorder is granted.

The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to an effective date of March 5, 1981 for the restoration of DIC benefits due to her remarriage and subsequent death of her second husband.

The Veteran's GSW residuals of Muscle Group III and VI are rated at 40 percent, the maximum schedular rating for this condition.

The appellant is not legally entitled to death benefits administered by VA as a matter of law due to her married status and the fact that she was over the age of 23 at the time of her father's death.

The Veteran seeks to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a gastric ulcer. The RO previously denied the application on the basis that no new and material evidence had been submitted.