Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Veteran's service-connected right foot sesamoid fracture is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's jaw disability has consistently resulted in severe pain and associated impairment from medications used to treat the pain, leading to a higher rating of 60 percent on an extraschedular basis for the entire appeal period. The effective date for TDIU is set at April 7, 2006.

The Board found that the Veteran's right foot bone spur manifested in pain and tenderness that interfered with standing and walking, more nearly approximating a moderate foot injury. As such, a 10 percent rating was granted for the period prior to February 15, 2010.

The Board found that the Appellant's discharge from service was under other than honorable conditions due to being AWOL for over 2,000 days. The Board determined there were no compelling circumstances to warrant such a prolonged absence and thus concluded his character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran's dental condition is not service-connected as there was no evidence of dental trauma or disease during service resulting in bone loss.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The Board found the overpayment of $8,360 valid and granted a waiver of recovery due to fault on both parties' parts. The Veteran had knowledge of his incarceration but did not notify VA promptly, while VA failed to ensure timely notification.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current eye disability for VA compensation purposes and denied her claim of service connection for an eye disorder.

The Board has determined that there is no separate and distinct memory loss disability, and the Veteran's symptoms are attributable to a depressive disorder. Therefore, service connection for a memory loss disability cannot be granted.

The Board denied service connection for a left testicle condition and a right testicle atrophy, finding no current disability of the left testicle. The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The Board found that the Appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual death pension rate, thus denying her claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current ovarian cyst disability related to service and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of bilateral pulmonary embolisms are rated at a 60 percent rating from July 9, 2009 to March 31, 2011. Prior to that time, the disability was rated at a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses at Morton Plant Hospital from September 3-6, 2016 was denied as the condition had stabilized and alternative VA treatment was feasibly available.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's deviated septum was incurred in active service and is granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining additional medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a hernia disability will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of a bilateral shin disability and the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection. The claim was denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a scheduling conflict for his requested videoconference hearing before the Board. The case will be returned to the Board after the scheduled hearing.

The Board found that a reduction in the disability rating from 100% to 30% for squamous cell carcinoma of the left true vocal cord was proper, effective March 1, 2012.