Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a disability of the right hand, to include scars, as a result of his active duty service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant had active service, which meets the basic eligibility requirement for nonservice-connected pension benefits. The appeal is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for granuloma annulare, finding that it was not due to an undiagnosed illness and thus decided on the merits.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a left radial neck fracture, finding that the disability did not warrant a higher evaluation based on the evidence provided.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating of his intervertebral disc degeneration at L5-S1, finding that it did not warrant a disability evaluation in excess of 40 percent.

The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete evidence, including a missing MRI report and the need for an addendum from the VA examiner who conducted the June 2008 examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for lipoma of the right axilla, finding that it is not related to his military service and may not be presumed due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's current eye conditions are either congenital or refractive errors and not related to his active service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's pancreatic cancer, thrombocytopenia, and heart valve replacement were not caused by or substantially contributed to by any service-connected conditions. The requirements for basic eligibility for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under Chapter 35 have also not been met.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient medical evidence on file, and will provide VA examinations to determine if any of his claimed disabilities are etiologically related to military service.

The veteran died before a decision could be made on his claim for service connection for post-operative residuals of cancer of the larynx, which he claimed was secondary to exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange). The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the veteran.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The VA determined that the veteran's vision problems were not caused by negligence or lack of skill in their care, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The Board found that the avulsed tendon was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied the veteran's claim.

The veteran's peripheral vascular disease is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The claims for right ear hearing loss, arthritis of the bilateral knees, and hypertension are denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen them.

The Board is unable to determine if the debt was properly created due to concurrent receipt of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) and disability benefits. The veteran's child, D.B., must be provided with their education folder for review.

The veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected syphilis is being remanded due to the need for a lumbar puncture and compliance with VA's duty to notify.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further consideration, including considering new financial information provided by the veteran and addressing whether the denial of the waiver request would cause undue hardship.

The veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the left and right ankles has been rated at 20 percent for the entire period since his claim was filed, based on marked limitation of motion.