Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's meralgia paresthetica of the left leg is rated at a 10 percent rating effective October 13, 2009.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's glaucoma was not incurred in service and denied his claim. The left foot disorder is currently being remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of her service-connected bilateral inguinal hernias.

The Board has determined that the appeal is in remand status due to additional evidence being added to the claims file and for further development of the TDIU claim.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits as her husband's service does not qualify him for such benefits.

The Veteran's appeal involves claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the issues of service connection for shrapnel wounds and compensation for hernia surgery complications.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for pyria of the gums with loss of teeth, finding that no new and material evidence was received to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience due to the Veteran's fault in creating the debt and his ability to repay it without undue hardship.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right great toe disability, which is a bone spur, was aggravated by an injury sustained during his most recent period of active service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected discogenic disease with spondylosis at L5-S1 has been characterized by pain, lack of endurance and limitation of flexion greater than 30 degrees but less than 60 degrees. The disability is not manifested by forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine to 30 degrees or less, by favorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine, or by intervertebral disc syndrome with incapacitating episodes having a total duration of at least 4 weeks but less than 6 weeks during the past 12 months. Therefore, the criteria for an increased disability rating in excess of 20 percent have not been met.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected abdominal pain syndrome and total abdominal hysterectomy have been denied as the evidence does not show that she meets or approximates the criteria for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's skin disability, finding it likely related to herbicide exposure during service.

The Veteran's spouse was denied an extension of the delimiting date for DEA benefits due to lack of evidence showing she was prevented from initiating or completing a chosen education program due to physical or mental disability prior to November 29, 2006.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records.

The Veteran does not have a current eye condition that is service-connected. The Board finds no evidence of an in-service injury or disease resulting in the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's right foot cicatrix and pectoral region muscle strain (chest pain) were both found to be not service-connected. The Board denied the claim for a right foot cicatrix, finding that it pre-existed service and did not worsen during service. The chest pain claim is pending as the heart condition claim has not been adjudicated.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits was proper due to his excessive annual income, and thus denied the appeal.

The Veteran's lung disability is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if it is related to his military service and exposure to Agent Orange.

The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, or the psychotropic drugs he took for this disability, was less likely as not to have caused his liver cancer. The Board finds this opinion adequate and persuasive.