Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination. The focus of the remand includes confirming ACDUTRA training in June and July 1991 relevant to HIV exposure, obtaining records from Army Reserve agencies, and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current bilateral hand disability, including arthritis, had its onset in service or was caused by an event, injury, or disease in military service. The appeal will be remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claim for a compensable rating for granulomatous disease of the lung, including whether his new symptoms are related to his service-connected disability or represent a separate condition.

The Board finds that the evidence supports a link between current superficial venous insufficiency and a right thigh contusion sustained in service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's skin cancer scarring has been characterized by one depressed nasal scar, but does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating. The Board finds that the current 10 percent initial disability rating is appropriate.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination of his right knee disabilities, as current examination requirements have changed.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for a deviated nasal septum prior to February 28, 2013, and a disability rating greater than 10 percent from that date is being remanded due to the death of the Veteran. The Appellant has been substituted as the claimant.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain missing records and update his employment history.

The Board has remanded the appeal for further development due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran's spouse. The issues of service connection for various foot and burn-related conditions are being reviewed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for small and large bowel resection, finding that his condition was not caused or aggravated by herbicide exposure during his active military service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board found that the Veteran's rectal disorder, diagnosed as condyloma acuminata, was not incurred or aggravated during his service. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection due to lack of in-service treatment and no medical link between the condition and service.

The Veteran's broken femur was caused by VA medical care, specifically the overprescription of prednisone for his breathing difficulties. The proximate cause is deemed to be the fault on the part of VA in prescribing too much prednisone.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic muscular back strain has rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment since the date of his increased rating claim.

The Veteran's gout of the hands and feet, to include hallux valgus, is currently rated at 40 percent from August 8, 2011. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it fails to show four or more severely incapacitating episodes per year.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left foot disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board found no evidence of a current eye disability that manifested during or as a result of active military service. The Veteran's bilateral eye disabilities, including cataracts and retinal detachment, are not considered to be related to his service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's brain aneurysm and its residual disability are not related to service, and cannot be granted as secondary to her service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for right-sided pulmonary granuloma and a respiratory disorder other than COPD. The claim for COPD remains pending as the evidence does not support its direct relationship to service.