Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran seeks to reopen his claim for service connection for dental disability and is also seeking a rating increase for flat feet. The RO has been instructed to obtain relevant medical records, including those from the Pocatello Dental Group and Social Security Administration (SSA). A VA examination is required to assess the current severity of the veteran's flat feet.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for consideration of claims related to earlier effective dates and potential clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a previous rating decision.

The case is remanded to the VBA AMC for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, arranging for examinations, and readjudicating the claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for discoid lupus, alopecia, and a respiratory disorder, all to include as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a skin rash, headaches with memory loss, bilateral hearing loss, and left hip disability were denied. The Board found no evidence of a link between the claimed conditions and herbicide exposure or any other incident of service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and records to determine if the veteran's left eye disorders are related to his service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected psychiatric disability was denied as a matter of law. The effective date for the grant of total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is March 31, 1997.

The Board has granted service connection for restrictive lung disease (a respiratory disorder) due to new and material evidence submitted by the veteran.

The VA determined that the veteran's chronic depressive neurosis does not warrant an evaluation greater than 50 percent, and did not grant entitlement to individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death (cardiac failure due to a bleeding peptic ulcer with anemia) was not related to his military service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of malaria and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, including on the basis of herbicide exposure, is being remanded due to the need for further development of his medical records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to ensure that all relevant evidence is obtained and considered, including obtaining VA treatment records from Washington University and arranging for examinations of the veteran's conditions.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right ulnar nerve injury and shell fragment wound to the right thigh were denied as there is no evidence of more than mild or moderately severe impairment, respectively.

The Board has determined that the veteran is competent to manage his own affairs and therefore does not require a guardian or payee for VA benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing medical records and Social Security Administration records.

The veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for the right eye disability is being remanded due to a need for additional development and notification under the VCAA.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for secondary service connection for loss of equilibrium and disorientation, finding that it was not related to his service-connected loss of part of the skull.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for postoperative residuals of basal cell carcinoma and ectropion are being remanded due to procedural deficiencies in the VCAA, including inadequate notice regarding the evidence needed to substantiate his claims. Further development is required, including obtaining a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected skin conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's current urethral stricture was not present during service and is not related to his military service. The VA medical opinions concluded that the condition did not stem from any infection or injury sustained in service.