Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's DVT of the right lower extremity is rated at 60 percent effective January 28, 2019. The residuals of a fracture of the distal right tibia are rated at 30 percent since October 15, 2010.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for additional development, including obtaining medical evidence that may show a connection between the Veteran's current skin disability and events in service.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities have been granted increased ratings, with limitations on motion during flare-ups or repetitive use.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

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

The appeal is dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection was granted.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision, so the case is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for right elbow, left elbow, chronic pain disorder, and left parotid gland disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for survivor pension benefits due to her countable income exceeding the maximum annual pension limit.

The Veteran's right hip strain is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that his range of motion does not warrant a higher rating based on limitation of flexion or abduction.

The Veteran's service-connected trauma and stressor related disorder is granted a 100 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent rating.

The Veteran's healed traumatic fracture of the left index finger has resulted in decreased motion and some functional impairment, warranting a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's aggravated scoliosis and residuals of spinal fusion surgery, finding that his pre-existing back disability was permanently aggravated by active duty service.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding that no completed application was received within one year of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale provided by the VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's central hypogonadism is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD medications.

Your appeal for service connection for a liver disorder, including as secondary to Hepatitis C, has been dismissed because you opted into the Appeals Modernization Act review system.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a dispute on whether the overpayment debt was properly created. The Veteran must first resolve this issue before considering his request for waiver of the debt.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the deceased Veteran's surviving spouse, stating that she remarried after the Veteran's death and this marriage was not terminated prior to November 1, 1990.

The Board has remanded the cases of residuals of a neck injury and a disability manifested by loss of balance due to issues related to active duty service, including verification of service dates and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the claim for death pension benefits suspension, finding that the Appellant did not timely submit necessary information and thus her claims were abandoned. Death pension benefits were suspended from December 1, 1987, through December 29, 2015.

The Veteran's calcified pleural plaques are not service-connected and the Board has determined that there is no basis for a compensable rating.