Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's symptoms of fatigue and tiredness are not considered to be due to an undiagnosed illness or a service-connected disability, and the claim is denied.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's service-connected right foot drop rating from 10 percent to 0 percent, effective August 1, 2010, was not in accordance with law and thus restored the original 10 percent evaluation.

The Board found no chronic respiratory disability and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's skin disorder is not shown to have had its clinical onset during service or be due to a documented event or incident of any period of active duty for training. The Board finds the September 2013 VA examination report, which opined that the Veteran's current skin disorders were less likely than not related to any event or incident in service, is particularly probative.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for otitis media, finding that the disability has not manifested in suppuration or aural polyps and has been rated since May 27, 1953.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private facility on May 3-4, 2011 were denied as he did not meet the criteria for reimbursement under VA regulations.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for ulnar nerve impairment of the left hand was granted, with a 30 percent disability rating effective November 21, 2013. The other issues remain on appeal.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a right hip shrapnel wound and remanded it for additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current back disability and bilateral foot disorder are related to his service, warranting a grant of service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for service-connected narcolepsy was granted, with the effective date set at October 1, 2006. The Veteran is currently rated as 10 percent disabled for his narcolepsy.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a left inguinal hernia and has determined that service connection is warranted based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for a perirectal abscess with MRSA from August 4, 2006 to August 7, 2006 were authorized as emergency treatment due to the presence of MRSA and the need for continued medical care.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's grade A esophagitis with distal erosions is due to his service-connected peptic ulcer disease and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for enucleation of the left eye and awarded a 10 percent initial disability rating for meralgia paresthetica of the right hip. The myocardial infarction claim is addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The Veteran's loss of right elbow motion is currently rated at 50 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 4.71a, Diagnostic Code 5206.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional records, including treatment related to MDS. The Veteran's service in Vietnam is noted, but no specific exposure to Agent Orange is mentioned.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied because the treatment at Rapid City Regional Hospital was not provided by a VA employee or in a VA facility, and thus does not meet the criteria for compensation.

The Board found that blindness in the Veteran's left eye was not attributable to service, and denied his claim for service connection. The spindle cell lipoma of the neck issue remains pending as it has not been developed or considered by the AOJ.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's adenocarcinoma of the prostate warrants a 60 percent disability rating from May 1, 2010 to January 29, 2012 due to urinary leakage requiring absorbent materials changed more than four times per day. Since January 30, 2012, he has been rated at the maximum schedular rating for this condition.