Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for fungus of the feet and ears, as well as other issues including increased ratings for asbestosis and PTSD. The veteran's claim was not reopened.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral skin condition of the forearms, finding no evidence that it was incurred during or aggravated by service, including as secondary to herbicide exposure.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the June 1982 rating decision is not new and material, and thus does not serve to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has found that the veteran's mechanical neck pain is incurred during active service and granted service connection for this condition. The issue of an initial higher rating in excess of 10 percent for postoperative residuals, left acromioclavicular joint separation, remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and the need for an audit of the overpayment, as well as a request for an updated financial status report from the veteran.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the award of NSC death pension benefits should be July 1, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for non-service-connected disability pension benefits, finding that new and material evidence had not been received since the July 1984 denial.

The Board has determined that additional development is required before the adjudication of the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. This includes providing Hupp compliant notice, obtaining missing VA medical records and Poteau Hospital records, and obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's service-connected disabilities were a principal or contributory cause of his death.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining an opinion regarding his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's left kidney disorder, resulting in residuals of a left nephrectomy, was due to his congenital condition and not aggravated by service. Therefore, he is denied service connection for this issue.

The veteran's right hand scar, a residual of a laceration injury from service, has been rated at 10 percent since August 14, 1991. The current rating is the highest assignable under Diagnostic Code 7804 for superficial and painful scars.

The Board found that the veteran's left eye disorder, manifested by intermittent pain and dark spots, did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Reiter's syndrome, concluding that it was not incurred or aggravated during his active military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no medical nexus between the adenocarcinoma of the duodenum and the veteran's military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is being remanded due to the need for further development, including a VA examination to assess kidney function.

The VA determined that the veteran's metastatic tongue carcinoma, which caused his death at age 65, was not service-connected and could not be presumed to have been caused by Agent Orange exposure or radiation. The Board denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral inguinal hernias, effective from November 24, 2003.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including the need to provide proper notice regarding increased disability ratings.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left leg fracture residuals do not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent.

The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant has been reopened, but denied on the merits. The case is being remanded to provide proper VCAA notice and readjudication.