Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hammer toe deformity and painful calluses, left foot are being remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the relationship between the veteran's service-connected kidney disease and his claimed aortic aneurism.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a TDIU was denied as there is no evidence that he met the criteria for a TDIU prior to April 30, 2003.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional records from J.C. Olson, M.D. at Humana Lucerne Hospital in Orlando, Florida, dated in 1985.

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and an advisory medical opinion regarding the veteran's genitourinary disorder in relation to his exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The appeal was remanded for further evidentiary development due to a procedural error in the mailing of the supplemental statement of the case.

The veteran's service-connected anaphylactic reaction to bee sting is not manifested by attacks without laryngeal involvement lasting one to seven days and occurring five to eight times a year, or: attacks with laryngeal involvement of any duration occurring once or twice a year.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance, finding no evidence supporting a link between the veteran's cancer and his military service.

The veteran is entitled to a 30 percent rating for ulcerative proctitis from the earlier effective date of August 7, 2001, but a rating in excess of 30 percent for that disease is not warranted. The veteran's Reiter's Syndrome warrants a 40 percent (but no higher) 'staged' rating prior to June 20, 2006; from June 20, 2006, a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date of a grant of TDIU, and the claim was dismissed without prejudice.

The veteran's service-connected degenerative spondylosis at L4 and L5 with thoracic strain was granted a 20 percent evaluation effective from September 26, 2003.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for residuals of fractures of the left tibia and fibula was remanded to obtain additional evidence.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected dextroscoliosis with kyphosis is being remanded to afford her another VA examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no evidence establishing a link between the veteran's pancreatic cancer and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for cardiovascular disease as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current condition and the appellant's military service or any incident thereof.

The claim of entitlement to service connection for tooth #9 for compensation purposes is denied due to the veteran lacking legal entitlement as it is a non-compensable disability.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's back condition is related to his service or an aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right foot swelling and pain and numbness in the right lower extremity as there was no medical evidence supporting a conclusion that these symptoms were due to any diagnosed disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability following VA treatment, as there was no evidence that the residuals of the surgeries were the proximate result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.