Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's lung carcinoma status post left lower lobectomy was reduced from a 30 percent rating to noncompensable, effective March 1, 2021. The Board finds that the reduction was improper and restores the 30 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for an acoustic neuroma, finding that the most probative evidence shows it was incurred during active duty.

The Veteran's increased rating claim for cellulitis is remanded due to incomplete VA examination and duty to assist error.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, nor did he have a permanent total service-connected disability at the time of his death. Therefore, the Veteran does not meet the eligibility criteria for DEA benefits.

The Veteran's service-connected panic disorder with agoraphobia is rated at 100 percent, and she is permanently housebound by reason of this disability. The Board granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected left varicocele, finding that it did not result in complete atrophy of either testis or removal of either testis. The Veteran's symptoms were primarily intermittent pain and swelling.

The Veteran's skin disability, specifically mycosis fungoides, is currently rated at 30 percent and the Board has decided to remand this case for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidentiary development, including obtaining relevant service records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's cause of death is remanded due to the need for further development regarding exposure to herbicide agents and a medical opinion on the etiology of his stomach cancer and Hodgkin's disease with multi-organ failure.

The Veteran is seeking to have VA compensation benefits for FY 2009 drill pay withheld. The Board has instructed the RO to obtain his individual, monthly LES from October 2008, November 2008, and December 2008.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to ongoing review at the Agency of Original Jurisdiction.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's calcified plural plaques are related to asbestos exposure during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service.

The Veteran's right foot disability is rated at 20 percent, but no higher.,The Veteran's gastritis, duodenitis and gastric polyp are currently rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's rating for TMJ Dysfunction was restored to 20 percent effective June 1, 2013. He is denied a higher rating.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disorder, finding that there is no current disability and no service-connected secondary disability to support the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected compensation provides a greater benefit than nonservice-connected pension, so the claim for nonservice-connected pension is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding whether the Veteran's left lower extremity nerve palsy is a congenital defect or disease, and for clarification on its relationship with service.

The Veteran's appeal regarding an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a left knee disability has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.