Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Veteran's service connection claim for oral ulcers is granted, and she is also granted entitlement to TDIU prior to May 24, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's adult son's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits as a dependent child due to his marriage, despite being permanently incapable of self-support prior to turning 18.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence and a medical examination.

The Board determined that the appellant's character of service from August 1969 to July 1971 constituted a bar to VA benefits, as his discharge was under other than honorable conditions due to willful and persistent misconduct.

The Board found that the Veteran's Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia (AML) was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated due to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not establish a connection between AML and service.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not have qualifying service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces. Therefore, he is not eligible for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund.

The Veteran's appeal for special monthly pension has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected residuals of a T8 compression fracture and whether he is unemployable due to his disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his service-connected prostate carcinoma residuals was denied by the RO. The Board noted that a new VA examination is needed to determine the current severity of the condition, and clarification on whether the Veteran claims unemployability due to this disability or combined with other disabilities.

The RO reduced the Veteran's evaluation for syncope due to intermittent complete heart block from 60 percent to 30 percent effective September 1, 2006. The RO then further reduced it to 10 percent effective January 1, 2010.

The Board granted service connection for a brain tumor and a skin disability associated with herbicide exposure. It also granted increased ratings for various disabilities, including lower back disability, PTSD, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and TDIU. Effective dates were established for some of these benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for impotence and skin disease, but granted the claim to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for skin disease. The decision also noted that no current dermatological disability was shown in service or post-service.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for his circumcision residuals and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability are being remanded due to the need to obtain updated VA treatment records.

The Veteran's skin disability is not service connected due to lack of a medical nexus. The TDIU claim was denied as the Veteran did not meet the minimum percentage requirements for award and his condition did not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's chondromalacia patella of the left knee is currently evaluated at a 20 percent rating, which reflects moderate recurrent subluxation and/or lateral instability. The Board finds that this evaluation adequately captures the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities, including residuals of bunionectomies and a calcaneal spur, are currently evaluated at 10 percent each. The Board finds that the evidence does not support an evaluation in excess of this rating.

The Veteran does not have a chronic eye disability that has been related by competent and credible evidence to his period of active service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his lung disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining PFT results and current treatment records.