Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Veteran's service-connected right and left second toe disabilities have been rated as 20 percent disabling each, effective October 13, 2005.,Both feet are rated under Diagnostic Code 5284 for other foot injuries.

The Board has ordered remand to obtain additional medical records and clarify the Veteran's dates of service. The case will be reviewed after these actions are completed.

The Veteran's lower spine condition and neuropathic bladder were granted service connection effective July 2, 2002.

The Board denied the claim for dependency and indemnity compensation based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to chronic myelogenous leukemia, finding that it was not incurred during or aggravated by service, including exposure to herbicides. The disease is not a type of B-cell leukemia which can be presumed to have been caused by such exposure.

The Board found that the Veteran's Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia did not have its onset during active service or within one year thereafter, and it is not related to any incident of service, including alleged exposure to benzene.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a bone scan and an examination to determine if the Veteran's current calf disability is related to service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's claim for non-service connected pension benefits has been granted, effective from the date of his claim on November 6, 1998.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting medical opinions and missing private treatment records.

The Board found no chronic residuals of a gunshot wound to the second and third fingers of both hands during active service. The current arthritis in these digits is not otherwise etiologically related to such service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request in a February 2010 letter.

The Veteran's family income has been found to exceed the maximum annual pension rate for nonservice-connected disability, thus denying his claim for improved pension benefits.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his interstitial fibrosis. The reduction from 30 percent to 0 percent rating will also be reconsidered.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected post-operative endoscopic sympathetectomy.

The claim for DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1310 based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is denied due to the lack of legal merit, as the Veteran did not meet the required duration of a total disability rating prior to his death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cardiovascular, skin, unspecified joint and muscle pain, and dizzy spells have been denied. The claim to reopen the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder has also been denied.

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

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current bilateral neurologic disability of the upper and lower extremities, as well as whether it is related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding all issues currently before the Board, including service connection for a disorder characterized by 'dizzy spells' and increased evaluations for various service-connected conditions.

The Board denied an increased rating for Bell's palsy, left side and did not address the other issues on appeal.

The Board found that the Veteran's preexisting left elbow disability did not undergo an increase in severity during service and denied his claim for service connection.