Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient financial data of both the appellant and the Veteran. The issue will be reconsidered after obtaining updated information.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and applying the correct regulation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records from SSA and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's Crohn's disease is related to his service.

The Board determined that the appellant could not be recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA purposes due to prior legal impediments and polygamous marriages.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional compensation payable for dependents is denied as the VA Form 21-686c was not received until March 8, 2006, and additional compensation could not be paid prior to April 1, 2006.

The Board found no evidence of a prostate disorder or bilateral eye disability in service, and the Veteran's statements regarding their onset were not credible. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the Veteran's Saturday Night Palsy to his military service, and thus denied the claim.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for bilateral, great toe ingrown nails and right elbow tendonitis were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral foot condition, to include toenail fungus, did not originate in service or for many years thereafter and is not related to any incident of service. The claim for residuals of steam burns to the left and right hands and arms was also addressed but requires further development.

The Board has determined that further action is needed to determine if the Veteran's acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) may be related to service, and has therefore remanded the case for additional development.

The Veteran's ex-spouse is seeking an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits due to her younger daughter being a 'helpless child' at the time of her 18th birthday. The case has been remanded for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected right thumb disability is currently rated at 20 percent disabling effective January 10, 2007. Prior to this date, the disability was rated as non-compensable.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for gynecomastia was denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board). The disability is manifested by occasional pain, tenderness, and enlarged tissue mass in his pectorals. There are no evidence of lesions, excisions, malignant neoplasms, scars or surgery.

The Board has concerns about the completeness of the Veteran's service treatment records and has ordered a search for these records from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). The case is REMANDED to allow for this development.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for hemangioma/varicosities of the soft palate/uvula/oropharynx is April 25, 2005. The Veteran's claim was not received within one year of his discharge from service and no additional information or evidence regarding the informal claim was submitted within one year of the April 1979 letters.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a fingernail condition, unregulated body temperature (chills and high body temperature), body aches, and nervousness have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's dementia, including as secondary to service-connected PTSD, is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's right wrist disability, characterized by a fracture of the distal radius and ulna, does not meet the criteria for an increased rating beyond the current 10% assigned.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected bursitis of the right knee did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as his symptoms were consistent with limitation of motion to no less than 110 degrees and full extension.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted. The decision stated that there was no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's cause of death (pneumonia) to any incident or disease of military service.