Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Veteran's left knee disability, including arthritis and instability, was found to not warrant a higher rating prior to July 23, 2018. From that date, the Veteran is granted a separate 10 percent rating for mild instability of the left knee.

The appeal has been dismissed because the appellant withdrew their appeal before a decision was made.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to December 18, 2017 and denied for a rating in excess of 70 percent from that date.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a DRO hearing. The claim of entitlement to TDIU remains pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional evidence and consideration of his neck condition, which may affect the temporary total evaluation claim.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for a cardiac disorder, but has remanded it to obtain further medical opinions regarding the etiology and relationship of the Veteran's current cardiac disorders.

Your claims for arthritis and a nerve disability have been granted on remand, so your current appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeals for higher initial ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome of the left and right lower extremities have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.

The appeal for reopening the cholelithiasis claim and TDIU is dismissed. The hiatal hernia with esophageal reflux rating is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Appellant, who now claims that her husband's death was caused by medical treatment at a VA facility. The AOJ is instructed to review this new evidence and adjudicate the claim of entitlement to benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his right femoral fracture residuals with right hip pain is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 27, 2004 for the grant of service connection for complex regional pain syndrome left lower extremity. However, the claim for a higher rating remains pending and is being remanded to obtain updated medical evidence and a VA examination.

The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected due to the Board's August 1976 decision, which became final. The appellant submitted a new claim in December 1998 and was granted service connection for the cause of death effective December 16, 1998.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for penile impairment and service connection for a mental disability as secondary to his penile impairment are both remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's left foot lymphedema is not service-connected as it was not caused by an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's right foot lymphedema and RSD are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, but denied the claim as there is no competent medical evidence linking his current right leg disability to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected left otitis media and eustachian tube dysfunction, as well as the issue of service connection for a disability manifested by earache and/or dizziness other than left otitis media and left Eustachian tube dysfunction, is being remanded due to incomplete development. The Veteran's attorney noted that the examiner did not review evidence submitted in support of his claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear basis for the Veteran's disability rating and whether he had a separately diagnosable cognitive disorder prior to May 3, 2011.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because his substantive appeal was not timely filed within the required time frame.