Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical services provided by Baxter Regional Medical Center from February 19, 2009 to February 21, 2009 is granted as all criteria under the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act have been met.

The Board found that arthritis of the lower extremities was not incurred or aggravated in active service and may not be presumed due to a disease or injury in service. The claim was denied as there is no medical evidence linking current conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an issue with the appellant's address, and further development is needed before a decision can be made.

The Veteran's right patellofemoral syndrome was rated at 10 percent prior to July 23, 2009 and from September 1, 2009 forward. The Board granted a TDIU effective August 4, 2010.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was initially rated as 10 percent disabling. A 20 percent rating is now granted for the period beginning October 15, 2007.

The Veteran's service-connected skull fracture does not warrant a compensable rating during any of the time under consideration, and his claim for an increased initial (compensable) rating is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of her claims for service connection for hypotension and a jaw disorder. A new VA examination will be required to address the nature and etiology of these conditions, as well as any potential aggravation by service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's chronic abdominal pain and decline in overall well-being are not attributable to VA's failure to timely diagnose and treat his inguinal hernia. The evidence does not support a finding of additional disability resulting from VA care, treatment or examination.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left hip injury, finding that the current disability is related to an in-service injury.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and SMC based on upper extremity weakness are being remanded due to the need for additional examination to assess hand function.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for endometriosis is denied as there is no evidence of in-service treatment or diagnosis, and the current condition is not related to her military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of reopening his service connection for arthritis of the lower extremities as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right elbow disability in November 1955. The Veteran did not appeal this decision, and his subsequent applications to reopen the claim were denied by the RO in August 1984, October 1985, and August 2002. The next claim was received on March 30, 2004, when service connection for a right elbow disability was granted with an effective date of March 30, 2004.

The Veteran's adhesions of the peritoneum have been assigned a maximum rating (50%) under the applicable diagnostic code, and he is granted a 50% disability rating effective February 13, 2009.

The Board has determined that the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits in the original amount of $4985.00 (US dollars) was timely filed, and thus grants this claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for constipation, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability. The appeal is now remanded for further development.

The appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC fund is denied as her husband did not have qualifying service and died prior to the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The Veteran's monthly disability compensation benefits are denied for apportionment to the appellant as custodian of their minor children due to financial hardship caused by an insufficient amount of benefits that would be allocated.

The Veteran's back and shoulder disabilities were evaluated, but the Board found that his conditions did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran was granted a 40 percent disability rating for his compression fracture of the thoracic spine with gibbons formation.