Other conditions decisions — 2009

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including a VA examination to determine the impact of any identified chronic disabilities on the veteran's ability to maintain employment.

The veteran's panic disorder with agoraphobia does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent, and his unemployability is not solely due to his service-connected disability. An earlier effective date than May 5, 2005, for an increase in evaluation of the service-connected panic disorder with agoraphobia was granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post surgery, cancer of the right breast was remanded for further development.

The appeal is remanded to verify the authenticity of the amended death certificate and for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Crohn's disease (ulcerative colitis) as there was no evidence of the condition during service or within a reasonable time thereafter, and no competent evidence linking it to his military service.

The appeal was denied because new and material evidence had not been submitted to support the claim for eligibility for VA benefits.

The appellant's income, even after accounting for medical expenses, exceeded the maximum allowable rate for death pension benefits.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for impotence was denied as there is no evidence of deformity of the penis, which is required for a 20 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7522.

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

The appellant's military service is not qualifying service for VA non-service-connected disability pension benefits.

The Board remands the appeal to obtain additional evidence, including Social Security Administration records and a VA examination.

The appellant did not file a timely substantive appeal, and the Board lacks jurisdiction to consider the matter.

The appellant was not the veteran's legal spouse at the time of his death in May 1982, and therefore does not meet the definition of a surviving spouse under VA law.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a video conference hearing before the Board at the RO in Louisville, Kentucky.

The appeal was remanded for an examination to determine if the veteran's pre-existing neurological disability was aggravated during his period of active service.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal regarding the propriety of the date and duration to count the receipt of lump-sum, nonrecurring VA compensation benefits in determining the amount of improved pension payable.

The veteran was granted an effective date of September 25, 1986 for the award of service connection for a schizoaffective disorder.

The veteran's jaw fractures were rated at noncompensable from May 3, 1994, to June 10, 2003, and increased to 20 percent effective June 11, 2003. The nasal fracture was not compensable, and the right orbital floor fracture did not meet criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's right peroneal nerve neuralgia from November 8, 2007, as there was no evidence of partial or incomplete paralysis and only very mild injury to the nerve.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of septorhinoplasties are rated at 10 percent, and a chest disability characterized by chest wall tightness and shortness of breath was incurred in active service in Southwest Asia.