Other conditions decisions — 2003

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected prurigo nodularis, effective April 9, 1994. The case was remanded by the Board in August 2000 and returned to the RO for further development and re-adjudication.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service medical records from the first period of active duty and providing a supplemental statement of the case regarding DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The veteran's service-connected residuals, pneumothorax, status-post thoracotomy were initially evaluated as zero percent (non-compensably) disabling. The RO subsequently increased the evaluation to 60 percent disabling effective January 16, 2003.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further medical examinations and development of evidence.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's post-operative right foot disorder effective October 1, 2003. The previous evaluations were denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration, including compliance with Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 requirements. The issue of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is also pending.

The Board has ordered further development due to outstanding records and an examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current right eye disability, including cataracts and dendritic keratitis.

The Board has ordered further development in the case due to pending issues and requested evidence. The appeal is currently remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a jaw injury, leading to its grant.

The veteran was granted service connection for residuals, retinal tear, left eye with a 30% rating effective September 11, 2000. The claim was reopened based on new evidence submitted in 1998.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now remanded for obtaining medical records, radiation exposure information, and a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's acoustic neuroma.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and will remand the case for additional examination and consideration.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a dental disability to qualify for VA outpatient dental treatment. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and development.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for psychosis, not otherwise specified, should be March 30, 1996, which is the day following the veteran's separation from active duty.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the Veterans' Compensation Act for injuries sustained during a VA hospitalization. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical records and determine if the current condition can be attributed to carelessness, negligence, or error on the part of the VA.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for the issue of head injury.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the amount of $18,061 due to her bad faith in creating the debt.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a back injury, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the Regional Office for additional consideration.