Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence, including VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's left knee disability rating from 30 percent to 10 percent was proper. The service connection for a back disability is denied as there is no evidence showing it is related to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residual injury from heat exhaustion is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of newly submitted evidence.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical records and verify the Veteran's reserve service, as well as to determine if there is any evidence of exposure to toxins during his military service that may have contributed to his death.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if the overpayment of non-service-connected pension benefits was valid, as this question is integral to a waiver determination.

The Board has granted service connection for malunion of the second metatarsal osteotomy, left foot, status post surgery, with metatarsalgia of the second left metatarsal and hammertoe deformities 2 through 5. The issue of entitlement to a temporary total evaluation based on convalescence following left foot surgery is referred back to the RO for further action.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran was a fugitive felon during the period from December 27, 2001 to January 23, 2008. If he is found to be a fugitive felon, the overpayment of disability compensation will be addressed.

The cause of the Veteran's death was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's linear scleroderma/morphea was incurred during active duty for training and grants service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for foot fungus, finding that the current condition is related to service and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board found that there were no residuals of the fracture of the 2nd metacarpal of the right hand and denied the claim for service connection.

The appeal is remanded due to the need for additional information regarding the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of his permanent and total disability rating, which could affect the appellant's eligibility for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's head injury residuals are deemed to have had their inception during active service, and therefore grants service connection for these residuals.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability of the lumbar spine due to VA surgical treatment in May 2005 was denied as there is no evidence showing he has an additional disability of the lumbar spine itself.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure, finding no evidence of in-service injury or chronicity post-service.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected chronic, bilateral orchialgia, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The decision also notes that this represents an exceptional or unusual disability picture as to render impractical the application of the regular rating schedule standards.

The Veteran's service-connected prostatitis does not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent, except during the period of March 1, 2006 to May 1, 2006 when it warranted a 40 percent rating.

The Veteran's right pelvic fracture is currently rated as 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 5010, which addresses posttraumatic arthritis. The rating is based on the limitation of motion of the hip joint.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current pilonidal cyst disorder related to his period of service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's shell fragment wounds of the bilateral thighs, finding that his symptoms approximate this level of disability.