Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Board has determined that further development is needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's left knee disability, including a neurological evaluation and clarification of which knee was examined. The TDIU claim is also remanded for initial consideration.

The Board found that the Veteran's Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for anal fissure and pruritus ani are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a proctological examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service treatment records and inadequate notice provided to the Veteran. The claim for service connection for residuals of a right toe injury will be returned to the RO/AMC for further action.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA spine examination and additional medical records. The current rating of 10% for status post L4-L5 anterior fusion will be held in abeyance until further notice.

The Veteran is attempting to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the right upper extremity, which was previously denied in 1969. The Board finds this issue inextricably intertwined with the CUE claim and must be held in abeyance until that claim is resolved.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of her varicose veins claims.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for CLL was denied as he did not file his DD214 prior to May 5, 2003 and there is no evidence of a formal or informal claim filed between August 31, 1995 and May 5, 2003. The effective date assigned in December 2003 was appropriate.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for seventh facial cranial nerve palsy with right postauricular post herpetic neuralgia is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected status-post repair of left pectoralis muscle rupture has been rated at 20 percent, effective the date of the grant of service connection. The scar residual is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board found that the Veteran's current neck condition is not service-connected, as there was no evidence of a nexus between his in-service injury and any subsequent disability.

The Veteran's appeal for a waiver of recovery of overpayment of VA pension benefits was dismissed due to the appellant withdrawing the appeal.

The Veteran's military service does not meet the threshold service eligibility requirements for VA pension benefits due to insufficient active duty service.

The appellant does not have recognized active military service for the purpose of obtaining a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and therefore is denied legal entitlement to such benefits.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a sinus disorder and determined that it was incurred during active service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for status post left hip replacement, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease was denied as there is no legal basis to grant such a claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye disability is related to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found the Veteran's residuals of his left chest gunshot wound with pneumothorax to be no more than moderate, warranting a 20 percent rating. The decision was granted as there was an obvious error in failing to assign separate evaluations for Muscle Groups II and III.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a more thorough examination of the Veteran's left hip disorder.