Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral trochanteric bursitis, finding that there was no medical evidence to support a nexus between her current condition and her active duty service.

The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized by traumatic arthritis with some limitation of motion but no significant impairment in range of motion, is rated at 10 percent under the rating criteria for degenerative arthritis. The Board finds that this rating adequately reflects the severity and symptomatology of his condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which he contends is related to radiation exposure during a visit to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1954, has been remanded due to the need for additional development regarding potential radiation exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda and whether it is related to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development of his left leg disability claims, including obtaining records from private medical providers and addressing the issue of whether he was AWOL at the time of his motorcycle accident.

The Veteran's cellulitis and lymphangitis of the right leg have been resolved, with no current symptoms or need for treatment. As a result, he does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Veteran's AML is related to his in-service toxic herbicide exposure, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's arthritis of the right hip, post-total hip replacement, is currently rated at 50 percent effective June 27, 2011. The Board finds no evidence to support a higher rating during any period.

The Board found that the Veteran's injuries were caused by his own willful misconduct and therefore denied service connection for both head injury and back injury.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for an overpayment of $3,000.00 in VA educational benefits due to the Veteran's financial hardship and lack of fault.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for postoperative left medial epicondylectomy with ulnar nerve entrapment prior to December 16, 2008 was denied. The claim for an increased rating for the condition from that date forward is also denied.

The Veteran's cancer of the larynx, status post radiation therapy and right vertical hemilaryngectomy, is manifested by an inability to speak above a whisper since June 19, 2012. His stenosis of the larynx resulting in respiratory difficulty as residual of cancer of the larynx, status post radiation therapy and right vertical hemilaryngectomy, has been rated at 60 percent since May 23, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination to determine whether the Veteran's residuals of right wrist fracture with traumatic arthritis aggravated his arthritis of the bilateral hands.

The Board found no evidence of arthritis or joint disease during service and the weight of the evidence is against a finding that any current arthritis or degenerative joint disorder had its onset in or is otherwise attributable to active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hip disorder is not linked to service, including by medical evidence or persistent and recurrent complaints since an in-service injury. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen his skin disability claim and found that new evidence supports a finding of a current skin disability. However, the Board denied service connection for the skin disability as there is no competent medical evidence linking it to service.

The VA medical treatment from June 22, 2006 to July [redacted], 2006 is found to be the actual and proximate cause of the Veteran's death due to sepsis caused by immunosuppression and desquamative interstitial pneumonia. As a result, DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for dependency allowance benefits due to his children, finding that he did not properly notify VA of their births within one year as required by law. The earliest possible effective date is June 1, 2009.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination for his right knee scar. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected epidermoid tonsillar carcinoma, which may or may not have arisen in the respiratory tract. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.