Other conditions decisions — 2013

The Board finds that there is no evidence of a diagnosed upper extremity disorder or attributable symptomatology during the period of this claim, and thus service connection for numbness in the upper extremities cannot be granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and the Veteran's autopsy report. The claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for left ventricular hypertrophy with systolic and diastolic dysfunction, secondary to service connected hypertension, and for panic disorder, secondary to service connected heart disease.

The Board has granted service connection for shin splints/stress fractures of the left and right legs, finding that the current conditions are related to in-service shin splints and stress fractures.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a lack of sufficient rationale in the previous opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's left eye condition and his service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased disability ratings for left biceps disability and left patellar fracture, post-patellectomy with traumatic arthritis.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for BPH was denied as the evidence did not show that his condition warranted a rating in excess of the assigned noncompensable rating prior to March 19, 2009; 20 percent from March 19, 2009 to October 13, 2009; or 40 percent from October 14, 2009 to December 29, 2010.

The Veteran is seeking to establish service connection for avascular necrosis, which he claims is due to the medication used to treat his service-connected dermatitis. The Board finds that further examination and development are needed before a decision can be made.

The Veteran's appeal to have an effective date earlier than May 2007 for the grant of service connection for multiple myeloma, stage I was withdrawn by his representative before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's De Quervain's syndrome, which is currently considered a direct service connection issue.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund due to lack of qualifying service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas in the service of the United States Armed Forces.

The appellant's income exceeds the maximum annual income limitations for death pension benefits, and her claim is therefore denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's tonsil cancer was not present during service or until many years after service, and is not related to service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board dismissed the motion to revise or reverse its August 10, 2011 decision denying DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to a lack of clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The appeal was not about service connection.

The Veteran's dementia was not shown to be related to his military service, nor has it been shown that he suffers from any other residual disability resulting from a fever sustained in service.

The Board found no current evidence of a right foot bunion disability and denied the claim.

The Board determined that the reduction of the Veteran's disability evaluation for residuals of a left foot fracture from 10 percent to noncompensable was proper based on evidence showing sustained material improvement under ordinary conditions of life.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have any current manifestations of rheumatic fever or pericarditis, and therefore, his service-connected recurrent rheumatic fever with pericarditis does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran's chronic respiratory disorder is found to be at least as likely as not related to asbestos exposure during active duty service.,For the period from March 31, 2003, to December 8, 2005, a rating of 30 percent for his acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and depression) is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left hip DJD is not related to his active service or a service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection.