Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's cancer was not related to his active duty service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current heart disorders, including aortic valve stenosis and left ventricular hypertrophy, are proximately related to his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's service-connected right hip disability, which included a fracture of the femoral neck and avascular necrosis, was rated at 60% prior to her surgery. After undergoing total hip replacement in April 2002, she is now entitled to an 80% rating for the period from January 1, 2001 to February 24, 2002.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's low back condition is not considered to have been incurred during active duty or related to any in-service injury.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disorder, diagnosed as chondromalacia of the patella, was incurred in active service and is granted service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left hip strain was denied in August 1993 due to lack of a relationship between the condition and his period of active duty. The Board has now remanded the case for further action, including reconsideration based on new evidence received after the original decision.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess the Veteran's pineal cyst and providing an opinion on whether her service-connected disabilities prevent her from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected shrapnel wounds have been rated as noncompensable. The RO has granted service connection for scars on the left temple, left shoulder, left elbow, left wrist, and right upper extremity.

The Veteran's nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) had its onset during military service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a comprehensive VA examination to determine the current severity of all symptoms of his right thigh disability.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Crohn's disease arose during active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder is not etiologically related to service and denied his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the severity of his service-connected skin disability, dermatographism.

The Veteran's right foot, first MTP joint disability is rated at 30 percent since July 19, 2010. The Board has granted the highest applicable schedular rating for this period.

The Board has granted service connection for persistent edema of the right shin as secondary to a right knee disorder and awarded TDIU based on combined disability ratings exceeding 80% due to the Veteran's dysthymic disorder, which is considered part of his psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's herpes simplex I was characterized by annual outbreaks, involving less than one percent of his body surface, without the need for systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs. The Board finds that he did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to May 10, 2007 and in excess of 10 percent thereafter.

The Board finds that the RO should not have withheld attorney fees from past due monies owed to the Veteran in connection with the October 2008 rating decision because it did not receive a copy of the attorney fee agreement until March 4, 2009, more than 30 days after its execution.

The Board found that the Veteran's breathing problems were not incurred or aggravated in service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred due to herbicide exposure. The evidence did not support a link between his breathing issues and his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's levoscoliosis of the upper thoracic spine is a congenital defect and not incurred or aggravated by service. The preponderance of evidence does not support finding a superimposed disease or injury during service.