Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for a respiratory disorder and facial nerve disorder due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's multiple myeloma is presumed to have been incurred as a result of herbicide agent exposure during service at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing hospital stay records and providing an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's respiratory condition, as reflected in his pulmonary function tests (PFTs), has not shown a level of disability that warrants an increased rating beyond the current 60 percent assigned under Diagnostic Code 6604 for COPD.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for dizziness was granted. However, the claims for increased ratings for otitis media of the left ear and residuals of a perforated tympanic membrane of the left ear were denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for verrucous carcinoma of the right false vocal cord and residuals, as well as TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. Further examination is needed to determine the current severity of the condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for denial of payment for unauthorized medical expenses from Cortland Regional Medical Hospital. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for onychomycosis, finding that the condition did not meet the criteria under either the old or new VA regulations.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for recurrent prostatitis, epididymitis with intermittent orchialgia, and urethritis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are adequately covered by the current schedular criteria.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for basal cell carcinoma was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of vision, finding that his current vision disability did not manifest in service and is not otherwise attributable to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of compliance with previous remands and for an addendum medical opinion from a pulmonologist.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's blood clots and his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic motion sickness, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lung disability, finding insufficient evidence to establish a relationship between his current disability and service, including exposure to asbestos. The decision is based on the lack of medical records documenting symptoms or diagnoses related to lung disability during or immediately after service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete authorization forms and a lack of recent medical records. The Veteran's bilateral eye disability is being evaluated for service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for right hand arthritis and has remanded the issue of a higher rating for the right wrist disability.

The Board denied service connection for loss of teeth, secondary to residuals of treatment for a service-connected squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsils, as there is no evidence of bone loss due to trauma or disease resulting in compensable disability.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for vitiligo and trigeminal neuralgia due to incomplete development of records. The Veteran's representative was asked to provide additional private treatment records from Dr. G Stanton and Dr. M Donald, and VA treatment records from the Boston VA Healthcare System and Bedford VA Medical Center.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's respiratory disorder is being reviewed again for service connection.