Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic L4-5 disc disease with pain on motion from April 1, 1988, to October 15, 1993.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now being sent back to the RO for the requested development, including obtaining copies of treatment records from health-care providers.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected status post truncal vagotomy and bilateral piloroplasty for duodenal ulcer disease does not warrant a rating greater than 40 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of second finger tendon laceration and left thumb injury, finding that there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his active duty.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence submitted by Dr. Ferdinand Panelli and other procedural issues, including a lack of Spanish translations for some documents.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional medical records. The case will be returned to the RO for obtaining these records and then reviewed.

The veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper VCAA notification.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for injuries sustained during an inguinal hernia repair at the Nashville VA Medical Center in February 1999, but his claim has been remanded due to procedural issues.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for herniated nucleus pulposus at L4-5, postoperative. The issue is now in appellate status.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an extension of a temporary total convalescence evaluation beyond April 30, 2002 due to lack of evidence showing continued need for convalescence or severe postoperative residuals.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a foot disorder, including bilateral pes planus. The claim will be reopened.

The appellant is not eligible to receive retroactive benefits due the veteran at the time of his death as she does not fall within any of the categories eligible for such payments.

The Board has ordered the VA to provide adequate discussion of the amended duty to notify as defined in Charles v. Principi, 16 Vet. App. 370 (2002). The case is now remanded for further action.

The Board is remanding the case to comply with VCAA requirements and to address whether the original claim became final, potentially requiring new and material evidence for reopening.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for gastroduodenal irritability, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.

The Board found that the cause of death, hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, was not related to service or any service-connected condition.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now being remanded to the RO for obtaining medical records from the VA Medical Center in San Francisco.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to VA treatment in February 1994, finding that there is no evidence of a new disability resulting from such treatment.

The veteran's bilateral temporomandibular joint disability is found to have originated in service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's claim for service connection of a disability manifested by bilateral arm pain. The case is now remanded for additional examination and review.