Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected left nephrectomy with right hydronephrosis and calculi is being remanded for further development.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for a new VA examination due to an inadequate previous examination and to obtain any recent medical records.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed the case.

The Veteran's stomach disability is service-connected as it first manifested during his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a left thigh vascular malformation and denied an increased rating for major depression, since April 16, 2003.

The claim for reversal or revision of a September 1971 RO decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error is dismissed as it was subsumed by a May 1976 Board decision.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of October 11, 1991, but no earlier, for the award of TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral patellofemoral syndrome with tendonitis, finding that there was no evidence establishing a causal relationship between the knee disorders and her service-connected bilateral foot disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen a claim for service connection for labyrinthitis, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for certain medical expenses reported in 2004 to be counted towards reducing his income for non-service-connected pension purposes.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of the record.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claims of service connection for a right eye disorder and a left eye disorder, but ultimately denied both claims on the merits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial or staged rating in excess of 10 percent, a staged compensable rating, and to a staged evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his chronic skin rash.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, characterized as basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the upper body, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's right foot disorder, manifested by foot drop, is due to disease or injury that was incurred in active service.

The Board finds that the competent medical evidence, overall, fails to show any manifestation or treatment of the Veteran's service-connected dermatophytosis of the hands and feet for any time during the appeal period.

The case is being remanded for additional development to address whether the Veteran's pre-existing personality disorder was worsened by his head injury or if some other psychiatric disorder was incurred as a result of that injury.

The appellant is not entitled to recognition as the surviving spouse of the veteran for VA purposes.

The Board denied service connection for the residuals of a left foot injury as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or chronic condition since service, and the first evidence of such a condition appeared many years after service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing as requested by the Veteran.