Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral Achilles tendonitis is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional medical records.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected paralysis complete long thoracic right nerve, finding that the current rating of 30 percent adequately reflects his symptoms and disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for uncontrolled pronation and joint hypermobility, finding that her current disability is related to her already service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's varicose veins in both legs are currently rated at 10 percent, and the RO has assigned this rating based on a May 2008 VA examination. The Veteran asserts that his condition has worsened since then, and he requests a new VA examination to determine if an increased rating is warranted.

The Veteran is eligible for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 of the United States Code due to her separation from active duty service in the U.S. Navy, which was due to a personality disorder that interfered with her performance of duties.

The Veteran's eye disability was not caused or aggravated by his service, and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have recognized active military service for the purpose of obtaining a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Veteran's claim for a temporary total rating based on convalescence following his March 2001 lower back surgery is denied as he did not require any convalescence and had no severe post-operative residuals.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a neurosis, finding that his account of having disabling psychiatric symptoms beginning in service was not credible and that there is no evidence linking his claimed condition to service or any presumptive exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the reduction in the rating for the service-connected right knee disability from 40 percent to 10 percent, effective June 1, 2004, was proper. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating remains pending.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, including any presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for her service-connected prolapsed uterus has been denied as there is no evidence of the condition within one year prior to her January 2006 claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for upper spine/neck injury, which was previously denied in August 2006.

The Board found that the Veteran's ocular cicatricial pemphigoid was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right leg amputation, finding that it is not related to his service-connected right knee total replacement.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to scheduling issues for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 18 for a child born with birth defects, as there is no legal entitlement to such benefits due to lack of evidence of spina bifida and because the mother was not a Vietnam Veteran.

The Veteran's initial compensable ratings for right index finger strain and costochondritis are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records.

The Board found that the Veteran's current arterial occlusive disease of the right lower extremity was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected phlebitis of the left leg with obliteration of deep venous circulation. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.