Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical records regarding the veteran's right inguinal hernia post-surgery, and for further development of his current rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right shoulder disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher initial disability rating beyond 20 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for coccyodynia with surgical scar, finding that the evidence does not support a higher evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case for a paid and due audit to determine if the overpayment was properly created, and whether waiver of recovery is appropriate.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiovascular disease, claimed as chest pain, did not have its onset in service or within one year after retirement and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right hand disability, which includes neurological and orthopedic impairment resulting in numbness, decreased sensation, and decreased flexion of the index and long fingers, does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating than 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of IHSS and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a right hand disability and an earlier effective date for his increased rating for right elbow injury with traumatic arthritis.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for an evaluation in excess of 60 percent for his sacroiliac disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current criteria.

The Board finds that the veteran's facial paralysis is not a result of VA care, and thus does not warrant compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood has resulted in total occupational impairment since the initial grant of service connection, and the Board finds a 100 percent disability rating is warranted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and radiation exposure information.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic yeast infection and bilateral temporomandibular syndrome, but denied the claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for his left clavicular fracture, finding that service connection was granted but no compensation is warranted.

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral varicose veins, but concluded that there was no competent medical evidence linking the current condition to military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for colon/rectal cancer was denied as there is no medical evidence showing a link between the condition and his period of active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right temporal grade 2 oligodendroglioma is permanent and total, thus meeting the basic eligibility requirements for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits. The case was also remanded to locate any documents potentially related to a claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing service medical records and VA treatment records, ensuring proper VCAA notice is provided to the veteran, and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the appellant, requiring a new service department certification of her spouse's service.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for squamous cell carcinoma, finding that no earlier effective date is warranted based on the facts in this case.