Other conditions decisions — 2003

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now being remanded for obtaining specific medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues and requested evidence. The appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining information from the U.S. Armed Services Center for Research of Unit Records (USASCRUR) and requesting a VA psychiatrist's opinion on whether the veteran had a psychiatric disorder related to service that may have contributed to his suicide.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a right little finger fracture and dental disability, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions originated in service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected malaria, finding no residual disability resulting from the disease and noting that there is no evidence of active disease process.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his laceration on top of the head was denied as there is no visible scar. The claim for service connection for a right leg disorder was also denied due to lack of evidence of current disability attributable to service.

The Board found that the veteran's current visual acuity in his left eye does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, and thus denied the claim for an increased disability rating for pterygium of the left eye.

The Board has ordered further development due to incomplete records. The case will be returned for additional evidence collection and review.

The veteran's service-connected status-post left mandibular and maxillary fractures with temporomandibular degenerative joint disease are currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The veteran's service-connected paralysis of the fifth cranial nerve is also rated at 10 percent. There is no separate evaluation for an incorrect bite as it was not found to be a distinct condition.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for thrombophlebitis of the left leg and granted it. The veteran's current musculoskeletal chest wall pain is also considered as a result of his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his peptic ulcer disease with psychological features, and also denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied reopening of the claim for service connection for hypertensive disease due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for penile venereal warts was also addressed but is not included in this decision.

The Board found new and material evidence did not support reopening the claim for service connection of a right hip disability. The issue of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was also addressed, but the decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied.

The Board's May 20, 1983 decision is revised because it incorrectly characterized the issue as a claim for TDIU instead of addressing the termination of the veteran's existing TDIU rating. The error was in not applying the appropriate reduction criteria.

The veteran's death was not caused by VA medical treatment, and the Board found that there is no causal relationship between his use of Methotrexate and his underlying hematological disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran sustained a fracture of his right arm during service and now has residuals thereof. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of varicose veins and therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The Board found no CUE in the September 1974 RO rating decision that assigned a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected depressive neurosis.

The Board found that the appellant's porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is not related to his period of active service, including any in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and new evidence. The case is now remanded for additional development at the RO level.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now remanded for a psychiatric examination by board of two psychiatrists who have not previously examined him.