Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 40 percent for his service-connected CRPS disability of the right lower extremity, finding that symptomatology consistent with a 60 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 8520, 8620 or 8720 has not been demonstrated at any time during the appeal period.

The Board found that the Veteran's currently diagnosed respiratory disability is not related to service, including as secondary to asbestos exposure. The preponderance of evidence shows that his current condition was not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected immersion foot disabilities and obtaining relevant medical records.

The Veteran died from congestive heart failure, and the appellant claims this was due to complications from hemorrhagic fever during service. The Board finds that a VA medical examination is needed to determine if the cause of death is related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypospadias was denied in June 1975, and his request to reopen the claim was not successful. The Board also found that he did not have an acquired psychiatric disability related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's arthritic changes of the right foot and calcaneal spur are related to his in-service injury, and service connection is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnosis of pleural plaques, which is already service-connected, does not constitute a new disability warranting additional compensation. The claim for mesothelioma was denied as there was no competent medical evidence linking it to his in-service asbestos exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected skin disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an advance payment of educational assistance benefits in the amount of $3,000.00 due to the lack of equity and good conscience.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's torn medial meniscus of the right knee was incurred in service, resolving doubt in his favor.

The claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund is denied as the appellant does not meet the requisite legal requirements for obtaining such benefits.

The Board found that the surgery causing the Veteran's perforated posterior duodenal diverticulum was not provided by VA, thus denying her claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on May 21, 2008 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga was granted. The Board found that the nearest VA facility was not feasibly available and that the emergency treatment provided met all other criteria.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to a request for a videoconference hearing.

The Board found that there is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current memory loss and confabulation to his in-service pneumonia, and thus denied service connection.

The Veteran's claim of residuals from an STD infection was denied as there is no current evidence of a residual disability. The VA examiner concluded that the erectile dysfunction he currently experiences is not related to his in-service STD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a hearing. The claim remains in controversy as less than the maximum benefit available has been awarded.

The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran has a current vision disorder that is related to her military service. Her visual problems are attributed, in part, to hyperopia and resolved hordeolum (stye), as well as congenital cataracts which do not significantly affect vision.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing VA optometry records and additional VA treatment records, as well as for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's right eye disability.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain a VA examination and attempt to obtain private treatment records, as the Veteran's anemia claim is related to her military service.