Other conditions Board decisions

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have current residuals of dental trauma, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for discoid lupus, finding that her condition is at least as likely as not related to her period of service.

The Veteran's sebaceous cyst at the right axilla is currently rated as 10 percent disabling and no higher, due to its limited impact on his body area and exposed areas.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for supraventricular tachycardia and multiple uterine leiomyoma, as well as her request to reopen her claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The lumbar spine disability claim is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a stroke is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining updated medical opinions regarding his service-connected and nonservice-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's gastrointestinal disability was rated at 10 percent, and his right elbow epicondylitis with arthritis and right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome were both rated as non-compensable. The RO granted a partial increased rating for the right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome effective May 1, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations and earlier effective dates for service connection of left and right hand strain are being remanded due to procedural deficiencies.

The Veteran does not have loss of use of the right upper extremity, as he demonstrated a level of function in his arm and hand that exceeds an amputation stump with prosthesis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left thigh pain was denied, and his claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of shell fragment wound to the left leg with damage to Muscle Groups XI and XII prior to October 1, 2008 was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral vascular disease of his lower extremities is not related to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional records, including those from his hospitalization in 1952. The case will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Board finds that the Veteran's service treatment records were not completely associated with his claims file when his claim was originally denied in September 1997. The effective date of the grant of service connection for a left great toe wart removal with residual post-digital block numbness is set at January 22, 1997.

The Board found that the appellant's left upper extremity disability existed before her service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of records, including service treatment records and any relevant medical records from Germany.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 30 percent evaluation for ulcerative colitis is being remanded due to missing relevant treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations. The Veteran is also seeking increased ratings for his right shoulder disability, cervical spine DDD, and bilateral inguinal hernia.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, specifically bronchial pneumonia, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and an examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence added since the last decision.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for legal entitlement to VA death benefits due to a lack of objective substantiation of qualifying service in the Philippine Commonwealth Army, which is required for VA benefits. The appeal was not about service connection.