Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a cardiac disability due to incomplete medical records and further examination is required.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability is at least as likely as not incurred in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's perirectal abscesses have been rated as 30 percent disabling prior to April 22, 2013 and 60 percent thereafter. The Board finds that the current ratings adequately reflect the severity of his condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting further review of the claim.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's net worth is excessive and a bar to receiving improved death pension benefits, based on her life expectancy and potential rate of depletion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the epiglottis and supraglottis is presumptively associated with exposure to herbicides, thus meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's L5-S1 spondylolisthesis and multilevel degenerative joint disease warrants a 20 percent evaluation for the entire period on appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's geographic tongue with residual tongue sensitivity, including burning sensation and altered sense of taste, first manifested in service and persists to the present. The Board finds that this condition is a direct result of his military service.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge was under conditions other than honorable due to multiple and prolonged periods of AWOL, which served as a bar to VA benefits. The Board concluded there were no compelling circumstances or evidence of insanity at the time of the extended period of AWOL.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of whether she should be rated under a different Diagnostic Code.

The Veteran's claim for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for Peyronie's disease was denied as the condition did not manifest during or as a result of his military service, and there is no evidence that it was caused by VA medical treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for DRO review due to a request from the Veteran's representative. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for an acquired skin disability remains on appeal.

The Veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is granted as a result of presumed herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right thumb disorder, which resulted from a fall in service and subsequent trigger release surgery, was incurred during his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including an eye examination and consideration of extraschedular ratings.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center is being remanded due to inadequate consideration of his assertion that prior authorization from VA was obtained.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as there is no controversy regarding the reduction of his pension benefits by removing the Medicare B premium deduction.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of the groin, and thus service connection for residuals of a right groin injury is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's prostate disease, including benign prostatic hypertrophy and chronic prostatitis, was aggravated during his period of active duty from November 1990 to June 1991. As a result, service connection by aggravation is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's antithrombin III deficiency and chronic pulmonary embolism are related to service, granting his claim for service connection.