Other conditions decisions — 2015

The Board found that the Veteran's preexisting frontal and maxillary sinusitis was not aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the appellant filing a notice of disagreement (NOD) and not yet receiving an SOC. The Veteran's disability compensation payments are at issue for apportionment.

The Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed disability related to claimed memory loss, including dementia. The Board finds that service connection for this condition is not warranted.

The Veteran's left forearm disability has been manifested by pain and, at worst, flexion to 145 degrees and extension to 0 degrees. The criteria for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent have not been met.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's congenital sacralization, L5, was neither caused nor aggravated by service or a service-connected disability. The Board denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing on the issues of service connection for right hip strain and entitlement to a compensable rating for residuals of right tibia and fibula fracture with leg length discrepancy.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for apportionment of her former spouse's VA disability compensation benefits, finding that she did not meet the burden to show hardship or a legal obligation to receive additional support from her former husband.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for bunions and bilateral foot fungus in an August 2015 statement.

The Veteran's election to receive a $5,000 bonus as an incentive for the National Call to Service Program irrevocably relinquished his eligibility for other education benefits. Therefore, he is not eligible for basic eligibility for educational assistance under the NCSP.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled Board hearing. The RO must schedule him for a new hearing at the Atlanta RO with proper notice.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for meibomian gland dysfunction with chalazion cysts is granted. The claims for service connection for lung cancer and a reactive lymph node of the right neck are also granted.

The case is being remanded for further development to obtain missing documents related to the appellant's application and denial of VRAP benefits. The appeal will be readjudicated after these records are obtained.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for a prostate condition, to include as due to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher initial rating for hypogonadism with osteopenia associated with loss of right testicle.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil is being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions regarding its etiology. The case must be returned for an adequate VA examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for essential hypertension and service connection for an eye disorder due to outstanding private treatment records at Mission Hospital. The case is now pending again with instructions on how to obtain or submit these records.

The Board has determined that the loss of the Veteran's right testicle is not related to the September 1977 VA surgical care, and therefore compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of cataract surgery of the left eye resulted in a disability rating of 10 percent, effective from February 11, 2003. The Board found that his visual acuity has not improved since August 11, 2009 and denied an increased rating.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for the residuals of a right fifth metatarsal fracture was granted, with a 10 percent rating effective from February 1, 2009.