Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of income verification, as missing documents were found in the file and need to be obtained following specific procedures.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including providing proper VCAA notice and scheduling a VA ophthalmology examination.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for facial and dental injuries sustained while in pursuit of a VA vocational rehabilitation program is being remanded due to procedural issues.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for hilar lymph node enlargement due to an undiagnosed illness, but denied the claim as there was no showing of a chronic condition during service or continuity of symptoms after discharge.

The Board has remanded the pension claim for examination of the veteran due to his failure to report for an appointment. The case is also remanded for readjudication and consideration of additional evidence.

The Board has determined that high cholesterol is not a disability for VA compensation purposes and therefore denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Court found CUE in the rating decisions of July 1966 and April 1967, which did not apply separate concurrent compensable evaluations for disfigurement of the right eye. The RO is directed to vacate these decisions and assign appropriate disability evaluations and an effective date for separate concurrent compensable evaluations for disfigurement of the right eye.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased ratings due to the need for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The veteran's nonservice-connected pension was terminated due to excessive income, and the appellant is denied burial benefits as he did not die from a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability warrants a 30 percent rating, which is the highest schedular evaluation available under applicable criteria.

The Board has granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for myalgia of the left deltoid and a separate 10 percent evaluation for myalgia of the right deltoid, as each condition separately meets the criteria for such an increase in rating.

The VA has determined that the veteran's tendonitis of the right elbow and bilateral heel spurs do not warrant a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's tongue laceration with complex surgical repair has not resulted in any loss of the tongue or marked speech impairment, and thus does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for duodenal ulcer was denied because he refused to report for a VA examination without good cause.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience due to fault on the part of the veteran in creating the debt.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral inguinal hernia warrants a 10 percent rating for the period from November 5, 2003 to September 2, 2004 and a current 10 percent rating thereafter. The skin disorder of both feet claim is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic lung disability and residuals of a head injury, finding no link between these conditions and his military service.

The VA has denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's left varicocele, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and readjudication of the veteran's claim.