Other conditions decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Veteran's diagnosed depressive and pain disorder is aggravated by her service-connected varicose veins, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of dental trauma, for compensation purposes, is denied as the conditions do not meet the criteria for compensable disabilities.

The Veteran's mandible fracture residuals were rated at 20 percent from August 22, 2005 to September 7, 2010. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent after September 8, 2010 is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining consent documents from the Saginaw VAMC and preparing a supplemental statement of the case discussing informed consent.

The Board found no evidence that the Veteran's current right hand disability, including Dupuytren's contractures and arthritis, is related to his service-connected left knee disability. The claim for secondary service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye injury and malaria residuals do not meet the criteria for service connection or a compensable rating, respectively.

The Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of July 6, 2010, to August 1, 2009, was granted as the earliest available retroactive date under VA regulations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of ulcerative colitis, finding that there was no evidence showing a current disability related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) due to Agent Orange exposure, but the status of the claim for loss of teeth is unknown.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current blepharitis had its onset in service and grants service connection for this disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's arthritis of the upper extremities is not related to his military service and therefore, denied his claim for service connection. The TDIU issue was also denied as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, specifically diverticulitis. The Board finds that additional development is necessary to determine the etiology of his condition and whether it is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, multiple myeloma, is related to his military service and finds in favor of granting service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's daughter seeks payment of the month of his death benefit under 38 U.S.C. § 5310(b) as an accrued benefit, but her appeal is denied because the Veteran's spouse pre-deceased him.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right inguinal hernia is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine whether the Veteran's peyronie's disease is caused by or permanently aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or prostate cancer. The initial compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and information from the Social Security Administration. The Veteran's need for aid and attendance or housebound status will be evaluated.

The Veteran's claims for hyperlipidemia and monoclonal gammopathy were denied as these conditions are not disabilities under VA law. The claim for service connection for a lumpectomy scar, irritable bowel syndrome, and hemorrhoids was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development of the Veteran's service treatment and personnel records, including those from Fort Hood Base Hospital where he was hospitalized in 1953. The Appellant must be provided with a Supplemental Statement of the Case after any further development.