Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and therefore service connection for such is denied.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a new medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for stroke and its residuals, as well as his service connection and TDIU claims.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for residuals of a fracture of the left middle finger was granted from April 4, 2009 to October 1, 2011. From October 1, 2011, his claim for an increased rating was denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's foot blisters did not have their clinical onset in service and are not otherwise related to active duty, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and a need for an examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected diplopia. The Veteran is seeking an initial compensable rating for this condition.

The Board found insufficient evidence of compelling circumstances to justify the appellant's extended period of AWOL, and thus denied his claim for VA benefits.

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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to clarify the etiology of his service-connected PTSD and to obtain a VA examination regarding his claimed residuals of cold injury.

The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from a right hand surgery performed at the VAMC in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and delays in treatment prior to and after the surgery. The case has been remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether there is residual/additional disability as a result of VA treatment and if so, whether it was caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on VA's part.

The Veteran has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma and served at Camp Lejeune for more than 30 days, allowing for presumptive service connection under the new regulations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current skin disability is not etiologically related to service and denied his claim for service connection. The issue of a rating in excess of 10 percent for right wrist disability will be remanded.

The Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits have been properly calculated based on the income and expenses of record. He is not entitled to a higher amount of pension benefits based on the applicable regulations.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder (MDD with psychotic features) and prostatitis have not been shown to be of such severity as to preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Board found the appellant's substantive appeal was untimely, as it was received after the 60-day period from the issuance of the Statement of the Case (SOC).

The appellant has withdrawn her appeal, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's prostatitis is rated at 40 percent since April 30, 2004. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms of daytime voiding intervals less than one hour and need to change absorbent materials three times a day met the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the appellant is recognized as the surviving spouse of the deceased Veteran for VA benefits purposes.

The Veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for nonservice-connected pension purposes was denied as his disabilities do not render him unemployable. However, he is now eligible for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to turning age 65.