Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Veteran's additional abdominal disability is not deemed to be caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or similar fault. The Board finds no evidence of such.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's essential tremor, claimed as hand and head tremors, first manifested during active duty service and has persisted since then. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic gastrointestinal disability, to include esophagitis, during or immediately following service. The January 2011 VA examination concluded that the Veteran's current gastrointestinal disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of teeth numbers 6-11, and 23-26 due to in-service dental trauma was denied as there is no evidence of bone loss of the maxilla or mandible. The claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Veteran's current skin disabilities did not have onset in service and were not caused or aggravated by his active military service.

The Veteran has a surgical hernia of the stomach as a result of VA surgical treatment, and this is considered an additional disability not reasonably foreseeable. The Board grants compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an injury of the coccyx as there was no evidence of a current disability, and the Veteran did not have chronic symptoms of such a disability during or after service.

The Board has remanded the case to afford the appellant her requested hearing and for further development.

The Veteran's claims for residuals of a right elbow fracture and residuals of a right index finger fracture have been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service injury.,For colitis and residuals of a nose injury, the Veteran has pending requests for additional development to determine their etiology.

The Board finds that the appellant does not have a dental disability for VA compensation purposes and therefore, service connection is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining treatment records and verifying his service dates. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's service-connected leftward deviated nasal septum is not manifested by obstruction of one nasal passage or half obstruction of both nasal passages, and thus does not warrant a compensable rating. The RO denied the Veteran's claims for right knee disability and left knee disability as they were not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including consideration of new evidence and preparation of a supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a stroke (claimed as thrombosis of the brain) was denied because there is no competent evidence or opinion suggesting a medical relationship between his military service and his current condition.

The Veteran's Cushing's syndrome is not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking it to his military service or presumed Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for DIC, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to support a service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's breast reduction surgery was performed following her separation from service, but it did not result in any disease or disability that could be linked to her military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for higher disability ratings and an earlier effective date for service connection of cold injury with reflex sympathetic dystrophy, right and left feet.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for personality disorder and schizoaffective disorder have been denied as a matter of law due to the nature of these conditions. The claim for residuals of right eye injury has also been denied.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for post-operative left inguinal hernia was denied as the condition had resolved following surgery in 1955 and there have been no hernias since that time.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional compensation benefits due to his dependent spouse was also denied, as he did not provide the necessary VA Form 21-686c until April 2006.