Other conditions decisions — 2009

The Veteran's left eye decreased visual acuity was aggravated by active service, but the right eye disabilities were not related to his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from VA dental surgery, finding no evidence of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA medical professionals.

The Board found that the Veteran's personality disorder was not a disease for VA compensation purposes and there was no evidence of a superimposed injury during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for blurred vision in the right eye and shin splints as there was no evidence of chronic disabilities during active service or that any present disabilities were related to his military service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing as requested by the appellant.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability.

The Veteran did not suffer additional right eye disability that was proximately due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in performing surgical procedures in February 1998 and August 1998, or as the result of an event that was not reasonably foreseeable.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for iritis and increased ratings for several service-connected conditions, including traumatic arthritis of the right knee, laceration scar of the left elbow, and post-operative residuals of the right fifth toe.

The Veteran's throat cancer is related to his exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam, and service connection for residuals of throat cancer is granted.

The Board denied service connection for Hodgkin's disease as it was not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by the Veteran's active service, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure.

The Veteran is to be scheduled for a VA gastroenterology examination to determine if her peptic ulcer disease is related to service.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the veteran's left hand medial and ulnar sensory injury.

The Veteran was found to be incompetent for VA purposes due to her mental incapacity to manage her own affairs, including the disbursement of funds without limitation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a neck injury and head injury to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC, for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for soft tissue sarcoma and squamous carcinoma of the retromolar trigone, as there was no evidence that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of TDIU, as the December 1996 rating decision which assigned an effective date of May 26, 1993 for TDIU is final and not subject to revision.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the characteristics of scars due to basal cell carcinoma.

The veteran's claims for service connection for pain and numbness in the left hand and right foot are being remanded for a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected left leg DVT with varicosities is manifested by palpable varicosities in the left leg, visible varicosities in the left foot, and aching and fatigue in the left leg after prolonged standing or walking; symptoms are relieved by rest. The evidence does not show persistent edema, incompletely relieved by elevation of the extremity, with or without beginning stasis pigmentation or eczema.

The veteran's service-connected dysthymic disorder is not productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.