Other conditions decisions — 2007

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his left eye disability is being remanded due to the need for further examination and medical records.

The Board found that the veteran does not suffer from a chronic lung condition related to active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development due to failure to provide proper notice and examination.

The Board has determined that service connection is warranted for the cause of the veteran's death due to traumatic encephalopathy from a gunshot wound to the head, which was found to be related to his military service.

The Board has granted the veteran's request to reopen her claim of service connection for right foot bunion with hallux valgus deformity, and a VA examination is needed to determine if there is a nexus between current disability and military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome, postoperative with right foot drop, warrants a 60 percent evaluation. The rating for right foot drop is separately rated at 40 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left leg disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as requested by the appellant, who withdrew their appeal for attorney's fees and returned the veteran's records to the Montgomery, Alabama RO.

The Board has denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for recognition as the veteran's surviving spouse, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board denied an increased disability evaluation for TMJ, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for more information regarding the veteran's employment history.

The veteran's service-connected dysthymia is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his current symptomatology.

The Board previously denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral claw toe deformity in September 2002, and no new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen this claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including skin rash, precancerous cells, infertility, digestive problems, urinary frequency, and a disability manifested by profuse sweating, all claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The evidence does not support these claims.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not eligible for nonservice-connected death pension based on her husband's recognized military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's basal cell carcinoma was caused by his in-service sun exposure, and therefore service connection is granted.

The veteran's service-connected right midfoot disability is currently rated at 10 percent, but he was granted a temporary total rating based on convalescence following surgery. The condition remains characterized by moderate symptoms and arthritis.

The Board denied service connection for a left varicocele and hernia in December 1963, finding no evidence of such conditions during service. The veteran's claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records from Drs. Reyes, Turingan, and Binua regarding the veteran's treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Board finds that the veteran's current status-post left orchiectomy is related to epididymitis treated in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.