Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied a higher rating for the veteran's restrictive pulmonary disease, finding that his disability did not meet the criteria for a higher than 30 percent evaluation based on FEV-1 and DLCO(SB) tests.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed skin disorders, finding no evidence of a chronic disability or any disease listed in 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(d) that is presumed to be due to exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for varicose veins in both legs were denied as there was no evidence of persistent edema, incompletely relieved by elevation of extremity, with or without beginning stasis pigmentation or eczema.

The Board found that the veteran's left hallux valgus and metatarsalgia did not worsen during service, thus denying her claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's nocturnal myoclonus did not begin during his service and is not related to any service-connected condition, including fibromyalgia. As a result, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic right shoulder disorder, as well as his increased disability evaluations for his low back and chest muscle spasm residuals. The decision concluded that there was no evidence of any current right shoulder condition related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not reasonably discharging his responsibility for supporting his two minor children, T.L. and A.L., with whom he does not reside, by making adequate payments for their support.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral heel stress fractures warrant a 10 percent disability evaluation, reflecting moderate foot injuries.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have nerve damage, lower incisor area or residuals of a laceration of the right leg for purposes of service connection. The granuloma, lower lobe, both lungs was also denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected Reiter's syndrome, finding that the disability is manifested by mild symptoms and no evidence of symptom combinations productive of definite impairment of health.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the veteran's surviving spouse, finding that she did not meet the requirements of living continuously with the veteran from the date of marriage until his death.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial, compensable evaluation for a pilonidal cyst, status post-excision. The Board found that the veteran's pilonidal cyst did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on its current condition.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and evaluation of his bilateral lattice degeneration with atrophic holes, status post barrier laser.

The Board has requested additional development of the claim, including a medical opinion to determine if the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus caused or aggravated his fatal pancreatic cancer. The appellant has submitted new evidence and requests that it be reviewed by the RO first.

The Board found that the RO's recoupment of $687 from the veteran's VA compensation to account for her receipt of military pay for 49 days of drill training during FY 2002 was proper, as it represented her permanent rate of VA compensation in effect at the end of FY 2002.

The veteran's neurological manifestations of the left and right hands resulting from partial thickness burns are currently evaluated as mild incomplete paralysis, but do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of death and entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to a lack of evidence showing that his terminal acute myelogenous leukemia was related to active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, peripheral diabetic polyneuropathies, and erectile dysfunction. The claim was denied.

The Board has determined that there is insufficient medical evidence to decide the claim and requires a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current throat pain, ear pain, and dysphonia are related to her military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral reflux with hydronephrosis, status post ureteroneocystostomy is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a VA medical examination.