Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's osteomyelitis of the right iliac crest has resolved and is currently inactive, without repeated episodes or evidence of active infection in the past 5 years. As a result, he is not entitled to any compensable rating.

The Veteran's gastritis, esophageal ulcer, and hiatal hernia were found to have onset in service and are therefore granted service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and specifically ruled out any connection to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The cause of death is attributed to carcinoma of the colon, which the VA examiner opined may have been influenced by environmental factors including possible exposure to herbicides, but did not provide sufficient evidence to support such a conclusion.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA opinion to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's skin disability. The appeal is now pending again.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's right and left hand tremors are related to service on a direct basis, as well as whether they are caused or aggravated by his service-connected coronary artery disease or bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities.

The Veteran's service-connected arthritis and gout of multiple joints have not been found to warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent. The Board also denied the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability.

The Board has ordered a remand to distinguish any visual impairment or disfigurement attributable to the service-connected minimal hyperemia of the eyes from that due to other diagnosed eye disorders. The case is also remanded for readjudication.

The Veteran does not have a current blood cancer disorder or chronic B-cell leukemia. The VA examiner found no evidence of such disorders in service and concluded that any current condition is unrelated to service.

The VA examiner found the Veteran's current back disorder less likely than not incurred in or caused by his claimed in-service injury, concluding that it was an acute and transitory condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a gastrointestinal disability and whether it is related to service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiac disability, including as due to service-connected infectious hepatitis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have residuals of a right lower extremity SFW with retained foreign bodies, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of heat stroke was denied as there is no current disability related to his in-service overexertion or heat stroke.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current chronic gastrointestinal disability and finds that it is less likely than not incurred in or caused by his service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for a more comprehensive examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, specifically addressing his ability to perform fine motor functions required for sedentary work.

The Veteran's right foot disability, resulting from a compound comminuted fracture of the sesamoid bone, has been rated at 30 percent since March 19, 2008. The condition is currently manifested by severe impairment and was found to be more than moderate but less than moderately severe.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a new VA examination of the eyes to assess blindness and visual field contraction. The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension remains pending.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for left hip degenerative joint disease and left lower extremity disability, but denied them on the merits as new and material evidence was not provided to establish a direct link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's hammertoes deformity of the right fifth toe is rated as 10 percent disabling, effective since July 1, 2006.

The Board has granted service connection for hydrocephalus, status post ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement. The Veteran's anxiety disorder claim is remanded for additional development and consideration of a TDIU due to the service-connected anxiety disorder.