Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased initial evaluation for aortic stenosis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran does not currently have a current right eye disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a videoconference hearing. The claims of service connection and increased rating for bilateral hearing loss are pending.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his left fourth finger disability has been granted, with a rating of 10 percent for the painful scar and no higher. A separate compensable rating is also granted for loss of use of the left fourth finger.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, as well as any available employment records from the Veteran's former employer. The Veteran will be provided with a new VA orthopedic examination to determine if his current bilateral hip disabilities are related to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition of the feet and remanded it for further development, including a VA examination to determine if his current skin condition is related to service. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with this issue.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, a mood disorder secondary to general medical conditions, had its onset many years post-service and did not have any nexus to his military service. The competent and persuasive evidence established no connection between the Veteran's mental health condition and his time in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for chondromalacia of the left knee based on painful motion and instability, finding no evidence to support a compensable or higher evaluation.

The Veteran is seeking increased ratings for dysthymia on an extraschedular basis and a TDIU rating. The case has been remanded to determine if the Veteran's disability picture requires the assignment of extraschedular ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion alleging CUE in the effective date for TDIU (Total Disability Rating based on Individual Unemployability) decision from May 1996. The June 2001 Board decision was also found to be without CUE.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for degenerative joint disease of the neck, low back, shoulders, hips, elbows, knees, ankles, and wrists due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's cause of death is not related to his service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, including Scheuermann's disease, finding that the Veteran's current condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service and there is no evidence of arthritis being presumed due to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lung disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current respiratory condition and exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a service-connected disability. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 has also been denied as there is no evidence that the Veteran's death was due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Veteran's post-polio syndrome of the right upper extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity have been evaluated as 20 percent disabling in each instance. The Board finds that these evaluations are appropriate based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested to withdraw their appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication, including consideration of whether the residuals to Muscle Group XIII should receive a separate compensable rating or be considered as part of another disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnosis of discoid lupus is not related to her period of service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating from 100% to 10% for carcinoma of the larynx, effective June 1, 2008, was proper based on multiple VA examinations and treatment records showing no active malignancy or significant residuals.