Other conditions decisions — 2011

The Veteran's request for a hearing before the Board has been rescheduled due to his inability to attend the previously scheduled hearing. The case is being remanded back to the RO for further action.

The Board denied apportionment on behalf of the Veteran's daughters, S.T. and A.T., during his period of incarceration due to L.T.'s household income exceeding her expenses by $967.65 per month.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for adding his spouse and child to compensation award was denied. The eligibility requirement for adding a dependent child, [redacted], to the award was also denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left eye impairment, including his double vision and visual field loss, is not related to his service-connected choroiditis. The noncompensable evaluation for left eye choroiditis remains unchanged.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death in May 2004 due to lack of evidence linking his death to military service. The appellant has submitted new and material evidence, but it is redundant and does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 6, 2007 for the grant of service connection for right meralgia paresthetica. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected right knee disability remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for Crohn's disease was denied, and his service connection claim for scars on the left ankle and foot was also denied. The Board found that there were no scars on the left ankle and foot incurred in or aggravated by active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a spinal condition (claimed as arthritis pain in the back) is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of both upper extremities have been dismissed due to her death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the Veteran's failure to appear at a scheduled Travel Board hearing. The claims file should be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is due to exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service and thus warrants service connection.

The Veteran's effective date for a 30 percent rating for MVP is set at June 11, 1986, with the Board finding that prior to this date his symptoms were analogous to severe, frequent attacks of paroxysmal tachycardia.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an effective date prior to March 31, 2008 for the grant of VA death pension benefits with aid and attendance due to lack of evidence showing entitlement before that date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder, was not incurred in service and is not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right inguinal hernia is as likely as not related to his in-service injury, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for arthritic degeneration of the right elbow, finding that new evidence supports reopening the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for recurrent perirectal and perianal abscesses, diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes), and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence submitted since October 1990 did not provide new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a chronic ear disability (other than hearing loss) that is related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an ulcer disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during service and insufficient medical opinion to support a nexus between current ulcer disorder and service-connected residuals of heat stroke.

The Board found no evidence to support a relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his claimed Restless Leg Syndrome or Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, thus denying secondary service connection.