Other conditions decisions — 2011

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of cold exposure to the bilateral feet. The Veteran's contention is supported by medical records indicating a history of cold injury to his feet, which resulted in loss of toe nails.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic pharyngitis is shown to more nearly approximate a disability picture productive of hoarseness, with inflammation of cords or mucous membrane. Therefore, the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation have been met.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee on December 31, 2007 is granted as the treatment was for a non-emergent condition and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Board found no evidence of a low back disorder in service and concluded that the Veteran's current low back disorder is not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip disorder is not related to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's liver disability and groin strain are related to his service, thus granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board found that the effective date for the grant of service connection for tendonitis, Achilles should be set at March 2, 1987, based on clear and unmistakable error in a previous decision.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to assess the left foot Morton's neuroma disability and any associated surgical scarring. The appellant is seeking an increased evaluation for his service-connected left foot Morton's neuroma.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with a previous remand order. The Veteran's claim for vocational rehabilitation benefits will be reconsidered, and any denied claims will be provided an SSOC.

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

The Board found that the Veteran does not currently have stomach ulcers and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's lymphedema of the right and left lower extremities have been rated at 20 percent since November 2, 2010.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date of August [redacted], 2005, for the initial grant of DIC benefits. The decision states that no evidence exists indicating the appellant filed a claim prior to this date.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence submitted by the appellant, and the claim will be reconsidered under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence linking myelodysplasia to his military service or treatment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left great toe disability is related to his in-service injury, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The appellant is seeking a higher level of benefits for her child born with spina bifida, specifically due to urinary bladder impairment. The case has been remanded for further development and review.

The Board has determined that an earlier effective date for the award of increased apportionment benefits to the Veteran's wife and child is not warranted, as there is no legal entitlement to such a date.

The Board found that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition was denied as there was no evidence of in-service trauma or loss of substance of body of maxilla or mandible, and thus his claim did not meet the criteria for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma was denied as the disease is not shown to be related to his military service.,The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for minimal interstitial disease was also denied as the disability did not manifest within one year of separation from active duty.