Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of perianal warts and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of proper notice and the need to obtain additional evidence, including SSA records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the appellant's service connection claim for residuals of status-post excision of lipomas. The appellant must provide verification of his active duty during May 2003 and undergo a VA skin examination.

The Board has determined that Perthes disease, a childhood condition, did not preexist or worsen during the veteran's military service and is therefore not service-connected.

The Board denied the veteran's request for retroactive payment of dependency allowance for his daughter's school attendance in 1999, finding that he failed to submit evidence within one year of receiving a letter requesting such information.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of anterior wedge fractures of T7 and T8, maintaining a current 20% evaluation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hand disorders, as well as her claims for increased evaluations for right and left foot hallux valgus. The BVA found that there is no evidence to support a nexus between the claimed conditions and active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(2) as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1980 rating decision, which found that the veteran did not meet all requirements for a higher level of aid and attendance allowance.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, and finds that he currently suffers from right leg venous insufficiency which is related to his in-service injury. Service connection is granted.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to lack of evidence linking any condition to service or contributing to the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused or contributed to by his service-connected proximal tachycardia, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected right testicle removal due to cancer surgery, finding that the schedular criteria have not been met.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of laceration of the left thumb, ring, and index fingers should continue to be rated under Diagnostic Code 8515 (analogous to mild incomplete paralysis of the median nerve) at a 10 percent disability rating. Additionally, the Board has found that the veteran is entitled to a separate 10 percent disability rating for limitation of motion of the left index finger that more nearly approximates ankylosis under Diagnostic Code 5225.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for additional development, including obtaining an examination report and considering whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right superior oblique palsy with head tilt, finding that October 29, 2001 was the earliest effective date assignable.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an extension of his educational assistance benefits beyond December 16, 2005, finding that he had exhausted his entitlement to benefits by September 8, 2005.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private facility from December 4, 2004 to December 9, 2004. The services were not rendered in an emergency situation and no VA facility was feasibly available.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected spondylolisthesis L5-S1 with spondylosis and whether any current right or left foot disability is related to service or the service-connected low back disorder.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded again due to incomplete documentation and lack of clarification on whether the veteran desires a hearing before the Board. The Director, Compensation and Pension Service must review all evidence received since the September 2003 SOC and readjudicate the issue.