Other conditions decisions — 2011

The Board found that the Veteran's actions leading to the overpayment of educational benefits constituted bad faith, and thus denied both the validity of the overpayment and his request for a waiver.

The Board has granted service connection for a prostate disorder (prostatitis) and chronic groin and left leg pain, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current symptoms of chronic hematuria are not related to his in-service episodes, and thus denied service connection for a urinary tract disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VCAA notice and relevant medical records. She will also be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her muscle pain, joint pain, and sleep disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of the nasal bone fracture with chronic neuralgias and hypoesthesias are currently rated as 30 percent disabling, effective June 23, 2003.

The Board has granted service connection for ventricular arrhythmias and awarded an initial compensable evaluation (10%) for hyperkeratosis of the feet. The Veteran's current symptoms are considered in determining his disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lymphomatoid papulosis is being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether his condition is related to exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased initial evaluation for aortic stenosis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran does not currently have a current right eye disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a videoconference hearing. The claims of service connection and increased rating for bilateral hearing loss are pending.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his left fourth finger disability has been granted, with a rating of 10 percent for the painful scar and no higher. A separate compensable rating is also granted for loss of use of the left fourth finger.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, as well as any available employment records from the Veteran's former employer. The Veteran will be provided with a new VA orthopedic examination to determine if his current bilateral hip disabilities are related to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition of the feet and remanded it for further development, including a VA examination to determine if his current skin condition is related to service. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with this issue.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, a mood disorder secondary to general medical conditions, had its onset many years post-service and did not have any nexus to his military service. The competent and persuasive evidence established no connection between the Veteran's mental health condition and his time in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for chondromalacia of the left knee based on painful motion and instability, finding no evidence to support a compensable or higher evaluation.

The Veteran is seeking increased ratings for dysthymia on an extraschedular basis and a TDIU rating. The case has been remanded to determine if the Veteran's disability picture requires the assignment of extraschedular ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion alleging CUE in the effective date for TDIU (Total Disability Rating based on Individual Unemployability) decision from May 1996. The June 2001 Board decision was also found to be without CUE.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for degenerative joint disease of the neck, low back, shoulders, hips, elbows, knees, ankles, and wrists due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's cause of death is not related to his service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, including Scheuermann's disease, finding that the Veteran's current condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service and there is no evidence of arthritis being presumed due to military service.