Other conditions Board decisions

The Board's May 20, 1983 decision is revised because it incorrectly characterized the issue as a claim for TDIU instead of addressing the termination of the veteran's existing TDIU rating. The error was in not applying the appropriate reduction criteria.

The veteran's death was not caused by VA medical treatment, and the Board found that there is no causal relationship between his use of Methotrexate and his underlying hematological disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran sustained a fracture of his right arm during service and now has residuals thereof. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of varicose veins and therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The Board found no CUE in the September 1974 RO rating decision that assigned a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected depressive neurosis.

The Board found that the appellant's porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is not related to his period of active service, including any in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and new evidence. The case is now remanded for additional development at the RO level.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now remanded for a psychiatric examination by board of two psychiatrists who have not previously examined him.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected prurigo nodularis, effective April 9, 1994. The case was remanded by the Board in August 2000 and returned to the RO for further development and re-adjudication.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service medical records from the first period of active duty and providing a supplemental statement of the case regarding DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The veteran's service-connected residuals, pneumothorax, status-post thoracotomy were initially evaluated as zero percent (non-compensably) disabling. The RO subsequently increased the evaluation to 60 percent disabling effective January 16, 2003.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further medical examinations and development of evidence.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's post-operative right foot disorder effective October 1, 2003. The previous evaluations were denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration, including compliance with Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 requirements. The issue of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is also pending.

The Board has ordered further development due to outstanding records and an examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current right eye disability, including cataracts and dendritic keratitis.

The Board has ordered further development in the case due to pending issues and requested evidence. The appeal is currently remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a jaw injury, leading to its grant.

The veteran was granted service connection for residuals, retinal tear, left eye with a 30% rating effective September 11, 2000. The claim was reopened based on new evidence submitted in 1998.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now remanded for obtaining medical records, radiation exposure information, and a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's acoustic neuroma.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and will remand the case for additional examination and consideration.