Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's cognitive disorder, secondary to brain trauma, is not manifested by the level of impairment required for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for his service-connected exercise-induced compartment syndrome with history of shin splints are being remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development, including stress testing and review of VA clinical records.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral cavus foot deformity existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's somatoform disorder is rated at 70 percent, and he is granted TDIU based on his service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is related to the assignment of a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and seeks an earlier effective date prior to January 25, 2010. The case must be remanded for further action regarding this issue.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the spine with stenosis. The reopened claim will be reviewed on its merits, but the Board finds that the disability is not related to service.

The Veteran's neurogenic bladder is rated at 40 percent, effective from July 21, 2009. The claim for TDIU was denied.

The Veteran's postoperative neuropathic pain and sensory impairment, affecting primarily the ring and little fingers of the right hand, is more likely than not present along the ulnar nerve distribution. The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for this condition.

The Veteran's daughter, M.E.G., became permanently incapable of self-support due to a mental defect before her 18th birthday. The Board has granted the claim for recognition as a helpless child.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for bronchiectasis/bronchitis and service connection for umbilical hernia repair, secondary to service-connected bronchiectasis/bronchitis, are granted as of the date of his death.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has ordered a remand to verify the appellant's periods and types of service, including ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA. The case will be further adjudicated after this verification is completed.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for retroactive Dependents' Education and Assistance benefits due to new evidence submitted since the July 1994 decision. The appeal is granted as the eligibility criteria have not been met.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA examination and adjudicating the secondary service connection claim. The Veteran's peptic ulcer disease may be related to his substance abuse (alcohol, drugs and cigarettes), which is likely related to his service-connected appendectomy.

The Veteran's lung disability had its onset during a period in which he was not on active duty for training, and there is no competent and probative evidence that it is otherwise related to his active duty service. He has had surgical correction for a congenital defect for which there was no superimposed acquired pathology.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of death due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial. The Veteran died from an overdose, but the appellant argues that it was not a suicide.

The Board finds that the Veteran's left foot disability is not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic left thumb disorder in service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance is being remanded due to the need to adjudicate his secondary service connection claim. His right total hip replacement as secondary to his service-connected amputation of the right humerus distal end with loss of use of right foot is also under consideration.

The Veteran's arthritis/muscle or joint pain is not considered service-connected, as there is no evidence of such conditions during active duty and the current symptoms are attributed to other causes.