Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected chronic otitis media of the left ear, status post left mastoidectomy times three, is rated at a noncompensable (zero percent) disability rating from December 19, 2005 to July 12, 2007. The Veteran was granted a 10 percent evaluation for this condition during this period. No compensable evaluation has been assigned for the right ear due to lack of suppuration or drainage as demonstrated in the most recent VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining records from the Social Security Administration and readjudicating the issues on appeal.

The Board found that the evidence received since the February 2005 rating decision does not show or suggest that the Veteran has a bilateral thigh disability, and therefore it is not new and material to reopen the claim of service connection for a bilateral thigh disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for traumatic arthritis of the hips, feet, and legs is being remanded for further development. His SMC claim is also inextricably intertwined with his service connection claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for rectal cancer, including as secondary to asbestos exposure, is being remanded due to the need for further development regarding his exposure history and potential causal relationship.

The Board finds that the Veteran's multiple joint arthralgia is a chronic undiagnosed illness manifested during active military service in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board has determined that the Appellant is entitled to a monthly pension of $49.24 per month from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2007.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received after a supplemental statement of the case was issued. The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury will be reviewed again.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for residuals of a right ring finger fracture, finding no basis to award such a rating based on the current evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastroparesis is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and grants this claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for the Guam Veterans Affairs Office (Territory of Guam) to review and submit a VA Form 646 on behalf of the appellant.

The Board has denied the reopening of a previously denied claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The appellant is not legally entitled to VA death benefits as she does not meet the legal criteria for a child of a Veteran.

The appellant's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805 is denied as spina bifida occulta, which is specifically excluded from the list of disabilities eligible for compensation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected conversion disorder. The issue of TDIU will also be addressed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of sigmoid colon carcinoma, status post sigmoid colectomy and partial cystectomy of the bladder were first manifested during active military service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals from a shell fragment wound, right thigh, with Muscle Group XIV involvement was denied by the RO. The Board found that the current evaluation assigned does not accurately reflect the severity of the condition.

The Veteran's spouse is denied additional specially adapted housing benefits as the funds were never placed in an escrow account and no additional expenses related to the grant were incurred.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a right foot bunionectomy are currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is not warranted for an increased evaluation.