Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral eye disability was not present during service and is unrelated to any injury, disease or event in service. The Board also determined that his current eye disabilities are not caused by or made worse by his service-connected burn scars of the face and eyelids.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new examination and consideration of the TDIU issue.

The Board finds that the Appellant's bilateral shin splints and tendonitis had their onset during her ACDUTRA service, and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if any currently diagnosed bilateral calf disability is related to service, and whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's current calf pain is related to his knee or back disabilities.

The Board granted a higher initial rating for an adjustment disorder with depressed mood in March 2013, and the appellant is entitled to attorney's fees from past-due benefits based on this decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disability due to in-service treatment and herbicide exposure. The case is now pending further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current dental problems for teeth other than those previously service-connected are related to an in-service motor vehicle accident and grants service connection for outpatient treatment purposes.

The Veteran's SCLE is currently rated at 60 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board has granted service connection for a bladder disability, as secondary to service-connected prostate cancer. The gastrointestinal disability claim is denied.

The Veteran's cause of death, oral/throat cancer, was not related to his military service and therefore the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as the evidence does not support a higher disability rating for his service-connected skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma right scalp and basal cell carcinoma right cheek, to include actinic keratosis.

The Veteran's IVDS is currently rated at 20 percent, and the issues of sciatic radiculopathy have been addressed. The Board finds that the current ratings adequately reflect the severity of the disabilities.

The Veteran does not currently have a cardiovascular disability and has not manifested cardiovascular disability during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected idiopathic marked lymphedema of the right leg, foot, and ankle is rated at 100 percent effective November 10, 2011.,The Veteran's service-connected idiopathic marked lymphedema of the left leg is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for inactive rheumatic fever, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during his period of service. The issue of service connection for a heart condition other than valvular heart disease remains on appeal.

The Board finds that the Veteran's stroke residuals due to a congenital patent foramen ovale are not subject to service connection because there is no evidence of a superimposed disease or injury in service.

The Veteran's service-connected hyperkeratotic xerosis of left heel and onychomycosis of left toenails have not involved at least 5 percent of the entire body or exposed areas, and no more than topical therapy was required during the past 12-month period. As a result, he is denied a compensable disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability of the hips, legs, and feet (claimed as arthritis, 'aging', Paget's disease or cold injury residuals) has been denied. The Board finds that there is not sufficient evidence to support a finding of current disabilities meeting the criteria for these conditions.

The Board found that the termination of the Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits, effective February 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008, was proper due to excessive income.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for various issues, including service connection for peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities and initial compensable ratings for her foot disabilities. The appeal was not about service connection at all.