Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left eye disorder, including disciform macular degeneration, due to his May 18, 1993 service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his residuals from an April 2002 inguinal hernia repair, including any and all diagnoses attributable to his complaints of left groin and testicular pain.

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of a left elbow disorder or residuals of a left arm injury, and thus service connection cannot be granted for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a prostate disability as a result of or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of an injury to the penis and scrotum, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the termination of the Veteran's pension benefits effective October 1, 2003 was proper due to excessive income.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a fractured jaw, finding that the loss of all upper and lower teeth did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board is remanding the case for further development to clarify whether the Veteran's left leg hypersensitivity and left foot drop are related to his service-connected left knee ACL reconstruction.

The Board found that prostatitis was not attributable to service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left upper extremity parasthesia are being remanded due to the need for VCAA notice, a new VA examination, and consideration of all theories of entitlement.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as he did not meet the basic income eligibility requirements for VA disability pension benefits from January 1, 2005 through November 30, 2005 and since May 1, 2006. He was awarded $8.08 per month in VA pension benefits from December 1, 2005 to April 30, 2006.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date of November 1, 2005, for the grant of apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits on behalf of his daughter. The decision found that the December 2002 rating decision denying the original claim was final and binding.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD from June 13, 2007 to December 10, 2008 is granted. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD from December 11, 2008 is also granted.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal of his claim for an increased evaluation for rupture of the right elbow distal bicep tendon.

The Veteran's appeal is about whether his 2008 income was excessive for VA nonservice-connected pension benefits. The RO found the income to be excessive based on unreimbursed medical expenses, but the Veteran disputes this and has provided tax returns claiming higher unreimbursed medical expenses.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, based on claims that there was clear and unmistakable error in RO rating decisions dated in December 1971, April 1973, and June 1974.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a neurological disability, including secondary to heat stroke, is now before the RO.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for higher ratings for his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right third metatarsal and entitlement to TDIU. The case is being remanded for additional development, including medical opinions regarding employability and an extraschedular rating determination.

The Board denied the Veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for left-sided weakness/numbness, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Veteran's IgA nephropathy is currently noncompensable as there are no current symptoms or disability.

The Veteran's service-connected right thigh fragment wound residuals are currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate given his current symptoms.