Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's disability rating for scaphoid tendon tear with traumatic arthritis of the right upper extremity was restored from a 10% to a 70% rating effective February 1, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for thoracic strain, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that he only has a current diagnosis of personality disorder and not other psychiatric disorders. The Board concluded that personality disorders are congenital or developmental defects and thus not diseases or injuries subject to service connection.

The Veteran's urinary frequency with nocturia is granted as secondary to his service-connected adenocarcinoma of the prostate status post beam radiation and seed implant therapy. The matter of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected radiation prostatitis is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to outstanding VA medical records not being obtained. The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder is at issue.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information for deciding the claim, including inconsistent findings and conclusions from previous examinations. A new VA examination is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's collapsed lung disability.

The Veteran is granted a separate 10 percent rating for pain and crusting around her hearing aid mount, effective February 26, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and eligibility for specially adapted housing due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of his gait and balance disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on deafness in both ears as required by VA regulations.

The Veteran's sleep disability, including obstructive sleep apnea, is being remanded for further development and opinion regarding its relationship to his service-connected cold weather injury of the right and left foot with residual sensory deficit.

The Veteran's service-connected back disability, which existed at the time of his separation from service, would have warranted a discharge for disability. The Board granted basic eligibility for VA home loan benefits based on this.

The Veteran is contesting whether the overpayment of VA compensation benefits was properly created. The Board has decided to remand this issue for further review.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's ischemic stroke is related to his service-connected coronary artery disease and PTSD.

The Veteran's urticaria requires second line treatment (e.g., corticosteroids, sympathomimetics, leukotriene inhibitors, neutrophil inhibitors, thyroid hormone) for control. The Board directed that the Veteran's increased rating claim be considered under both sets of rating criteria for the skin.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding whether a preexisting left eye disorder was aggravated by service. The Veteran's statements about in-service symptoms will be considered.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disorder due to new and material evidence. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, right hip disorder, left hip disorder (secondary to right hip disorder), rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbar strain with DDD, and propriety of the separately assigned rating for sciatica of the RLE are being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete evidence and incorrect representation information. The appellant's representative needs to be provided with a copy of the May 2022 SSOC, and all identified private treatment records need to be obtained for review.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated at 30 percent prior to December 30, 2011 and granted a 40 percent rating effective December 30, 2011. The claim for higher ratings is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for leishmaniasis, finding no objective medical evidence of the condition.

The appellant withdrew her appeal for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.