Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for erythematous scaling papules of the left temple and nose, finding no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by bilateral swelling of the feet was remanded to provide an examination and obtain his service medical records.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the appellant's claim of entitlement to restoration of death benefits as the veteran's surviving spouse.

The veteran's PTSD is manifested by depression, sleep difficulty due to Vietnam nightmares, avoidance, hyperarousal symptoms, and difficulty with personal hygiene. The Board finds that the evidence supports an increased initial evaluation of 30 percent for PTSD.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the veteran's residuals of a septoplasty.

The Board finds it as likely as not that the veteran's current dental disorder is the result of his service.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disorder and a right leg disorder to schedule an additional hearing.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder, finding no evidence of a chronic skin disorder in service or that the current skin symptoms are related to service.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA dental treatment records and scheduling a new VA dental examination.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made.

The veteran's arthritis of the right great toe is rated as moderately severe, and a higher rating was not warranted.

The Board found that the veteran's current right great toe disability was not related to his military service and denied service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right great toe.

The veteran's multiple myeloma was granted service connection as it was caused by or the result of in-service radiation exposure.

The veteran's FMF was granted a disability rating of 60 percent, as the evidence showed that his condition exacerbated 3-4 times per year for often a week at a time, during which periods he experienced high fever, fatigue, and multiple symptoms.

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

The veteran's initial rating for actinic keratoses, basal cell carcinomata, and squamous cell carcinomata was denied as the criteria for a higher rating were not met prior to August 30, 2002.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence was against the appellant's claim for service connection for residuals of a concussion manifested by memory loss.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of medication prescribed by VA for a psychiatric disability was denied because the evidence did not show that his self-mutilating behavior and its residuals were caused by careless or negligent VA hospitalization or treatment, or an event that was not reasonably foreseeable.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied as the additional disability due to VA surgical treatment in November 2001 was not caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on part of VA and was reasonably foreseeable.