Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for the Veteran's incisional hernia, right flank, post heminephrectomy due to the absence of any significant disability or symptoms that would warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder is found to have developed during his second period of military service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional lower extremity disabilities he claims were caused by VA medical care from April 2001 to April 2004.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a lung disability, including as a qualifying chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness. The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the etiology of any lung disability and whether it can be attributed to military service or is otherwise traceable to an undiagnosed illness.

The Veteran's service-connected skin and psychiatric disabilities preclude him from performing necessary daily activities without assistance from others, warranting SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of right hand tenosynovitis, proximal to the 4th and 5th metacarpals, claimed as nerve problems, incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the appellant's petition to reopen her claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his thoracic spine disability, including neurological evaluations. The case will be returned to the Board for readjudication.

The Board determined that the appellant's bad conduct discharge was a bar to VA benefits, as her misconduct occurred during active service and she did not demonstrate insanity at the time of the offenses.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board finds that the appellant is not eligible for death pension benefits due to lack of service in the U.S. Armed Forces, and thus denies entitlement to nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The appellant's claim for accrued benefits was denied as she is not a qualifying child and her mother died prior to any potential payment.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of chronic regional pain syndrome and instead diagnosed him with Reiter's syndrome with reactive arthritis. The preponderance of evidence shows this condition began many years after discharge from active service, has not been related to active service by competent medical opinion, and was not caused or permanently made worse by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's right knee disability was granted with a 10% initial rating from October 22, 2001 to August 30, 2007. Since then, the disability has been rated as noncompensable. The Veteran also received a separate rating of 10% for right knee instability effective July 13, 2009.

The Board has granted service connection for nasal polyps, finding that the Veteran's current condition is likely due to disease or injury incurred in active service. The skin disorder issue remains pending and will be remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for his increased rating and SMC for right eye disability, finding that no evidence of a prior application within one year before the increase in disability was found.

The Veteran died of metastatic non-small cell cancer, which was diagnosed in 1992. The VA did not act with carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, or error in judgment when treating the Veteran's lung cancer.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the etiology of any diagnosed gastrointestinal disorders and clarifying whether the Veteran's nausea is related to his time in active duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of testicular torsion, but he was diagnosed with a left inguinal hernia. The medical evidence does not support an in-service incurrence or a nexus to service for his left inguinal hernia.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of TMJ disease, and the Veteran's complaints are attributed to myofascial pain syndrome. As a result, service connection for TMJ disease is denied.