Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for arthritis, but denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic maxillary sinusitis.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 15, 1991 for the grant of service connection for nephrotic syndrome is granted. The RO also granted SMC and specially adapted housing assistance or a special home adaptation grant based on her service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination. The appellant's claim for an increased disability rating for his dysthymic disorder with hysterical features is pending.

The veteran's VA surgeries in July 1992 and April 1993 led to penile and scrotal nerve damage, occasional scrotal pain, left scrotal, testicular, and cord tenderness, and atrophy of the left testicle. The Board finds that these conditions are related to his service-connected left knee disability.

The veteran's right foot disability has resulted in some limitation of motion, the need for a shoe appliance, and complaints of pain. However, it does not present an exceptional or unusual disability picture that would render impractical the application of the regular schedular standards.

The VA denied compensation benefits for left foot drop resulting from the veteran's back surgeries, finding that no additional disability was caused by carelessness or negligence.

The Board has ordered the RO to obtain clinical treatment records for the veteran from Osan Air Force Base Hospital in Korea, which was not previously done. The case is now remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that the veteran lacks the mental capacity to handle disbursement of VA benefits, and thus is incompetent for VA purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hammertoes and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a circulatory condition of the lower extremities, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or VA treatment.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and DIC benefits, finding that there was no evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service or any service-connected condition.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a fracture of the right fifth metacarpal was denied. The case is remanded to determine if an earlier effective date should be assigned.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for anemia, finding that it was not present in service or for many years afterward and is not etiologically related to active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic lung and throat disorders, finding no evidence of a current disability related to service or diesel fuel ingestion.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a missing VA examination report. The veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral popliteal aneurysms will be reviewed again.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected cellulitis of the wrists and hands does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected shell fragment wound of the right posterior thorax area with retained foreign body, finding that it caused intermittent pain but no functional loss due to muscle damage. The veteran was assigned a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left foot bunionectomy residuals do not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia was denied. The RO continued his noncompensable rating for IBS and granted a 30 percent rating for IBS effective April 27, 2000. The RO also continued the veteran's 10 percent rating for low back disability.

The Board has found that the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a bladder suspension procedure and sinus brachycardia require further examination and development.