Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the amount of apportionment for support of his helpless child, and the Board has dismissed the case as a result.

The Board denied a waiver of overpayment due to the Veteran's fault in not timely reporting changes in his marital status, and because repayment would cause undue hardship.

The Board found that the Veteran was entitled to military drill pay for 51 days in FY 2016, and therefore his VA disability compensation benefits were properly reduced due to concurrent receipt of both types of payments. The appeal is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by syncope, dizziness or vertigo due to lack of clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition preexisted service and was not aggravated during service. The Board also found no causal relationship between the current disability and any service-connected conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal before a decision was made.

The Veteran's service-connected right foot contusion is rated at 10 percent, which is the minimum rating available under Diagnostic Code 5284. The Board finds that this disability warrants a noncompensable rating as it does not more nearly approximate moderate severity. Additionally, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for additional development due to inadequate previous VA examinations and opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a bilateral eye disability, including mild blepharitis and dry eye syndrome, which he claims are related to his active duty service in Southwest Asia.

The Board has granted service connection for metatarsalgia, claimed as Morton's disease. However, the issue is dismissed because the claim was fully granted in a previous rating decision.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to determine the cause of the Veteran's neck disorder, as the May 2014 VA examination did not adequately consider the Veteran's lay statements and testimony regarding in-service and post-service symptomatology.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his left toe bunion was denied by the Board. The current rating of 10 percent is appropriate as it considers severe symptoms including tenderness to palpation, swelling, callouses on the plantar aspect of the left great toe and pain on weight-bearing.

The Board denied service connection for basal cell carcinoma, finding no evidence to support a direct relationship with the Veteran's military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's cause of death, acute leukemia, was not service-connected as it did not manifest in service or for many years thereafter and is not related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence and for consideration of disability retirement records from the National Parks Service.

The Veteran's encephalomyelitis disability is remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination to determine the etiology of his condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back injury, finding that there was no evidence of chronic disability in service or within one year after discharge. The Board also found that any current condition is not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with prior remand directives regarding the issue on appeal, which is service connection for a recurrent ear disability.

The Veteran's dysphagia disability picture more closely approximates severe stricture of the esophagus, and a 50 percent rating is granted.

An effective date of February 6, 1997, is granted for the grant of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder. A 50 percent rating is granted from February 11, 2009.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for upper extremity nerve damage as there is no current disability and the evidence does not support a nexus between the claimed condition and active military service.

The Veteran's perianal abscess with impaired sphincter is rated at 30 percent, effective July 12, 2011. The evidence shows occasional involuntary bowel movements necessitating the use of pads.