Other conditions decisions — 2016

The October 1991 rating decision denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed nervous condition and adjustment disorder with depressed mood, finding that these conditions were not incurred in or related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for vision problems is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for status post pulmonary embolism, prior to August 28, 2014, and a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for the disability beginning August 28, 2014, is being remanded due to missing documents and incomplete VA treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected narcolepsy has been rated at 80 percent since the effective date of June 27, 2009. The average number of narcoleptic attacks per week throughout the appellate period was more than 10.

The Veteran's mycosis fungoides affects more than 40 percent of the entire body, and a 60 percent evaluation is granted.

The Board has granted an initial 20 percent rating for malignant spindle cell neoplasm of the testes effective February 24, 2016. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction associated with this condition is also rated as noncompensable prior to April 18, 2006 and compensable beginning from that date.

The Veteran does not meet the eligibility criteria for non-service connected pension benefits as he did not have at least 90 days of active service during a Period of War and was not discharged from service due to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for small lymphocytic/chronic lymphocytic leukemia before the Board could make a decision.

The Board found that the evidence received since the April 2004 RO rating decision is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for loss of night vision.

The Board denied service connection for osteomyelitis of the right index finger distal phalanx in January 1988. The Veteran's claim was reopened, but still denied on the merits.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran had exposure to asbestos during service, which may be related to his death from mesothelioma. The case is being remanded for further action.

The Veteran's skin conditions on his bilateral hands are not related to service exposure, and the hernia is rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected impotence is not manifested by both penile deformity and loss of erectile function at any time during the pendency of the appeal, thus a compensable rating is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for meningioma and myeloproliferative syndrome are being remanded due to the need for an addendum to the previous opinion regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's splenectomy and incisional hernia repair scars are stable, linear, do not measure greater than 6 square inches (39 sq. cm.), have no limited function, and the VA examiner found them superficial with no adhesion to underlying skin. The Board has determined that a compensable rating of 10 percent is warranted for these scars.

The Board has scheduled a video-conference hearing for the Veteran, but the address provided was incorrect. The claim is being remanded to reschedule the requested hearing.

The Veteran's varicosities of the right and left dorsal lateral midfoot are productive of aching and fatigue in the leg after prolonged standing or walking, with symptoms relieved by elevation of the extremity or use of compression hosiery. The preponderance of evidence does not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board found that the Veteran's herpes progenitalis with balanitis did not warrant a compensable rating prior to January 21, 2015 and denied entitlement to a 10 percent rating beginning on January 21, 2015.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a lumbar spine disability was granted, with the effective date set at April 27, 2006. The decision is based on new and material evidence submitted after the prior final denial in November 1980.

The Veteran's dysthymic disorder has been rated at 70 percent since August 18, 2008. The Board found that the disability picture more nearly approximates occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.