Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's right index and long finger disabilities are currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available under DC 5229. The Board finds that these ratings adequately reflect the severity of his disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a brain tumor and/or meningioma is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that his current condition began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,Service connection for nerve damage of the hands is also denied. The Board found no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current hand symptoms to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left and right hips as secondary to service-connected disabilities, finding that there was no evidence showing these hip conditions were aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for pulmonary emphysema, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's disabilities, both service-connected and nonservice-connected, made him need the regular aid and attendance of another person or made him housebound.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for partial amputation of the right thumb, finding that it is not secondary to or caused by his service-connected fibromyalgia.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant, who is not a valid substitute due to lack of standing, lacks evidence that she bore the expenses for her father's last sickness and burial.

The Board has ordered a new examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected skin disability, specifically addressing the number and location of lesions, their relation to flare-ups, and whether these symptoms are related to his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for DEA benefits is denied because she did not have a permanent and total service-connected disability prior to April 25, 2018.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Veteran's bilateral incipient cataracts and binasal inferior quadranopsia visual field defect are rated as 10 percent disabling from April 1, 2012 to September 23, 2015. The Board has remanded the issues for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for scleroderma with Raynaud's syndrome, due to chemical and Agent Orange exposure is dismissed as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA examination and for further review of the Veteran's military personnel records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for right foot injury residuals, which may be related to an incident in September 2004 where he was run over by a Humvee.

The Board denied entitlement to disability compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for chronic abdominal neurogenic pain, post-right adrenalectomy surgical intervention due to VA medical treatment in April 2012, finding that the evidence did not support a claim of additional disability caused by VA care.

The Veteran's dysthymia was not manifested by deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood prior to October 8, 2019. The Board denied a rating higher than 50 percent for dysthymia prior to that date and denied a rating higher than 70 percent from that date.

The Veteran's hip tendinitis is rated at 10 percent prior to October 1, 2019 and from February 22, 2020. From October 1, 2019 to February 21, 2020, the Veteran's hip tendinitis does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran is unable to cross his legs due to hip tendinitis from February 22, 2020.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, as it has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the case is not about service connection.

The Board denied an appeal regarding the creation of a VA compensation overpayment, finding that the Veteran failed to notify VA promptly after his divorce and was therefore liable for the overpayment from November 2012 until August 2017.

The Veteran's death does not qualify for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 because he was not rated as totally disabled at any point before his death.