Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an expert medical opinion regarding a skin disability and its relationship to service and exposure. The Veteran seeks service connection for a skin condition but the appeal is currently in remand status.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected neuralgia of the right upper extremity, effective January 21, 2014. The issue remains in appellate status as the Veteran has not been awarded the highest possible evaluation.

The Veteran's request for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses at Orlando Health, Inc. on March 30, 2014 is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left great toe bunion is not due to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for increased benefits under Chapter 33 of the U.S. Code was denied, and his request to revoke an election of benefits under Chapter 33 in lieu of benefits under Chapter 30 was also denied.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a dental disability for which service connection can be granted, and thus denied both claims for compensation purposes and outpatient dental treatment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for varicosities of the lower right leg, with scar residuals due to a lack of persuasive medical opinion regarding the relationship between his current condition and service.

The Board has granted entitlement to DEA benefits for the costs of dental licensure examinations taken in May 2009, August 2009, October 2009, January 2010 and February 2010. The claim for reimbursement of the cost of the dental licensure examination taken in March 2008 is denied.

The Veteran's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate, and thus he is not entitled to nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal and thus no longer has standing to pursue the claim.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disorder and granted it, finding that there is currently diagnosed right hip piriformis syndrome which was incurred in service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain updated VA examination reports and determine whether her service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for HIV is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his National Guard records and medical history.

The Veteran's service-connected left lower extremity foot numbness due to deep vein thrombosis with Factor V Leiden deficiency was productive of persistent edema and stasis pigmentation without intermittent ulceration from September 1, 2007 to February 2, 2009. The Board granted a 40 percent rating for this period.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, as well as arranging for a VA examination to assess the severity of his varicose veins disability. The claim will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of sub corneal acantholytic builpus dermatosis (autoimmune disorder) was denied as the earliest date that the Veteran expressed intent to reopen her claim is October 29, 2007.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development and adjudication, including clarification of the decision in the Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including an updated examination to assess the severity of his service-connected posttraumatic arthritis of the right middle finger.

The Veteran's hairy cell leukemia has been in remission since 1995 and does not require active treatment or continuous medication to control. The disability is rated as noncompensable under the general criteria for rating anemia.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional records and a VA examination. The case will be returned to the Board after further development.