Other conditions Board decisions

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation of his intervertebral disc syndrome and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The back disability is currently rated at 60 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for malaria, finding no medical evidence of a diagnosis in service or thereafter.

The VA determined that the veteran's right and left knee disabilities do not warrant an increased evaluation as they are manifested by limited motion without significant additional functional impairment.

The Board has ordered the RO to consider the veteran's second period of active duty service and readjudicate his claim for an extension of the delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for myotonic dystrophy, as claimed secondary to his service-connected residuals of malaria. The VA examiner found no evidence supporting a relationship between the service-connected condition and the development of myotonic dystrophy.

The veteran is seeking service connection for Buerger's Disease of the bilateral hands and feet, which he claims was caused by Agent Orange exposure. The case has been remanded due to incomplete development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral flatfoot warrants a rating of 30 percent, which is higher than the current 10 percent rating.

The veteran's request for a Travel Board hearing has been granted, and he is scheduled to appear at the Wichita, Kansas RO. The case must be returned to the RO for further review after the hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, including obtaining additional medical records and seeking an opinion from a VA physician regarding the cause of the veteran's cancer.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant wishes to withdraw his appeal regarding basic eligibility for VA non-service-connected pension benefits.

The veteran's service-connected Crohn's disease resulted in a total colectomy with a diverting loop ileostomy, which causes the veteran to have to change his bag up to 30 times per day. The Board has granted a 100 percent disability evaluation for Crohn's disease.

The VA denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's right abdominal rectus muscle protuberance, probable tear. The condition is currently rated at 10 percent.

The case is being remanded for an audit of the veteran's pension account, updating financial status report, and readjudication of the waiver of recovery claim.

The Board found no current diagnosed bilateral foot condition and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's request for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 34 or Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code was denied as his service dates predated the eligibility criteria for these programs.

The VA denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a skin disability as due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's emphysema is found to be incurred in service due to oil-fire-smoke exposure. The other conditions are not considered to be related to undiagnosed illness.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current skin disorder of the feet that is related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current rectal fissures/fistula are causally related to his active service or any incident thereof.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of an aortic valve replacement, including post-operative right hemidiaphragm paresis due to lack of proximate causation.