Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized by some pain and swelling with moderate limitation of motion but no more than slight instability or subluxation, does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of an extraschedular rating.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral arm disability, including as due to Agent Orange exposure, were denied.

The Board is remanding the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion from a liver cancer specialist and clarifying the qualifications of the current examiner.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left arm disorder, specifically mild impingement syndrome, is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma, finding that it is a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and thus presumptively related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the spine and whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen his claim for spondylolisthesis. The Board found that no new and material evidence had been submitted, and concluded that arthritis of the spine was not incurred or aggravated in active service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for numbness of the legs, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected mechanical low back pain.

The Board found that the additional left eye disability resulting from VA cataract surgery was not caused by any fault on the part of VA, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a head injury with blackouts is granted as his current disability, claimed as head injury with blackouts, was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a cold injury to his left foot. The decision also remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of right fourth and fifth fingers, as these issues are related.

The Board found that the Veteran's numbness in the legs was not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied his claim.

The Veteran's acromegaly with dilated cardiomyopathy and arthralgias was not incurred or aggravated in service, and is not attributable to exposure to radiation during service.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a stress fracture of the left femur are currently evaluated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects her current functional impairment.

The Veteran's right hip disability was initially rated at 10 percent from March 23, 2005 to October 9, 2007. After a total hip arthroplasty in December 2008, he received a 50 percent rating effective December 1, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his fracture of the thoracic spine was granted, with a current evaluation of 10 percent.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of pulmonary disease that is related to his military service. Service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of a through and through gunshot wound to the lateral aspect of the lower left leg, muscle group XI is denied as his disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable rating schedule.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ankylosis of the right arm and residuals of pneumonia, finding that his preexisting conditions were not aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychological disorder is not related to his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.