Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of the Veteran's restless leg syndrome during service and whether it is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current learning disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain recent medical records and provide the necessary releases.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Charleston Area Medical Center from February 14, 2012 to February 16, 2012 is granted as the services were rendered in a medical emergency and no VA facility was feasibly available.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right lower extremity thrombophlebitis, with initial evaluations of 10 percent each. The Veteran's complaints include pain, fatigue, aching, and intermittent swelling in his legs after prolonged standing or walking.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for venous insufficiency is being remanded due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his condition, including his claimed swollen ankles in service.

The Veteran's service-connected xiphoid area sternal strain is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that the current rating adequately compensates for his disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate disability, including prostatitis and benign prostatic hypertrophy. The evidence does not support a finding that his current condition is related to his active military service.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure or other presumptive conditions contributing to his death. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for varicose veins of the right leg and TDIU were denied. The Board found that his service-connected condition did not meet the schedular criteria for a higher evaluation, and that he was not unemployable due to this disability alone.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a Joint Motion for Remand, and the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left eye disorder (claimed as amblyopia) is pending.

The Board found that the Veteran's vision impairments, including presbyopia, dry eye syndrome, cataracts, and vitreous degeneration, were not caused or aggravated by his active service or by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's right foot neuroma was not caused by VA medical treatment, and the Board finds that there is no evidence of negligence or lack of proper skill on the part of VA. The additional disability was a foreseeable risk of the 1994 VAMC surgery.

The Veteran's knee disabilities have not met the criteria for a higher disability rating, as they do not result in limitation of motion to 30 degrees or less.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his private medical records and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's venous insufficiency disability is rated at 40 percent, effective from the date of receipt of his claim in January 1952. The case was reopened and service connection for this condition was granted with an effective date set as the date of receipt of his claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected right hydrocele does not warrant an initial compensable rating as there is no evidence of atrophy of both testicles, and his symptoms do not result in functional impairment.

The Veteran's claim for an initial increased evaluation of 10 percent for her service-connected anemia is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records.

The Veteran's mild to moderate dry eyes, claimed as an eye condition, are found to be service-connected due to allergic conjunctivitis that manifested in service and resolved by May 2009. The Board also finds no evidence of service connection for any other diagnosed eye conditions.

The Veteran's claim for earlier effective date for service connection of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) was denied as there is no evidence indicating an intent to file a claim prior to October 30, 2006.