Other conditions decisions — 2004

The VA determined that the veteran's nasal fracture residuals do not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood and assigned a 30 percent evaluation. The effective date remains February 26, 1998, as this is when the initial claim was received. The veteran's mental disorder results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Board dismissed the motion for revision of a decision based on clear and unmistakable error due to failure to comply with the requirements set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 20.1404(b).

The Board has received notification of the veteran's withdrawal of his appeal, and therefore, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for dental trauma and granted it, finding new evidence that supports a link between in-service trauma and current dental condition.

The Board found no evidence of a current eye disability for which service connection could be granted, and thus denied the veteran's claim.

The veteran is seeking compensation for a vocal cord disability that he contends is due to his subtotal thyroidectomy conducted in July 1992 at a VA facility. The RO denied the claim, and the Board has now remanded it for further development.

The VA determined that the veteran did not suffer additional disability to his right foot as a result of surgery performed at a VA facility in July 1993.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation and total rating based on service-connected disabilities, finding that his dementia praecox does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by congestive heart failure and respiratory failure, with his service-connected amputation of the left leg below the knee being in equipoise as to whether it contributed substantially or materially to cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection due to exposure to carbon tetrachloride, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for eye problems, which is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, has been denied. The case is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that needs to be reviewed by the RO.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, concluding that it was not shown to be related to service or his service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board found that any additional disability did not result from VA carelessness, negligence, or other fault. The veteran's infections of the left hip are considered to be a direct result of his own condition and were not caused by VA treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and considering whether to submit the veteran's case for extra-schedular consideration.

The Board granted an increased rating to 50 percent for the service-connected dysthymic disorder, which was less than what the veteran requested. The case is now remanded for further development and consideration of a higher rating.

The VA determined that there is no evidence to support a current disability of the left leg manifested by numbness and/or tingling, and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition. The claim for bilateral hip disabilities is remanded due to lack of available service records.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining missing records and providing proper VCAA notification.