Other conditions decisions — 2008

The appeal is remanded to the RO for referral to the Director, Compensation and Pension Service for extra-schedular consideration of a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability prior to January 4, 2001.

The veteran's gout of the left big toe is not shown to be more than 20 percent disabling, as it does not result in weight loss or anemia and does not produce severe impairment of health or incapacitating exacerbations.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory condition, specifically shortness of breath, was remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The veteran's son, S., was granted VA benefits as a helpless child of the veteran who was permanently incapable of self-support prior to reaching the age of 18 years.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability, claimed as an irregular heart beat, because it was not shown that such condition was incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The interest received from the redemption of United States Savings Bonds in 1997 is excluded as income for purposes of VA improved pension benefits.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the hips as there was no evidence that it was related to the veteran's military service or his service-connected back disorder.

The veteran's calcified granulomas of the lungs are asymptomatic and do not impair pulmonary function, thus an initial compensable rating is denied.

The appellant's child, who was under 18 at the time of the veteran's death, is not eligible for DIC benefits as there is insufficient evidence to establish that she is the daughter of the deceased veteran.

The Board concluded that the reduction of the rating for squamous cell carcinoma of the left vocal cord from 100 to 10 percent was properly executed in accordance with facts and law.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for ear popping, a sore throat, a sinus disability, and skin disabilities of the hands, lower lip, and scalp, as well as onychomycosis of the right great toenail and a left great toe disability were not supported by competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any in-service exposure to tear gas.

The Board remands the matter for a contemporaneous VA examination to determine the current severity of the veteran's right peroneal nerve neuralgia.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide the appellant with proper notice.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development, including an examination to determine if his gastrointestinal complaints are related to or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disabilities.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, claimed as due to herbicide exposure, was denied because there is no evidence of a current disability and the veteran did not provide competent medical evidence linking his condition to service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the veteran's claims.

The Board denied service connection for pyorrhea as it is not a disability within the meaning of applicable VA law providing compensation benefits.

The Board denied service connection for a skin condition of both hands and both feet as there was no evidence of the condition in service or within many years thereafter, and no competent medical evidence linking the current condition to service.