Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the veteran not being afforded an opportunity for a hearing, and he did not confirm his preference for one.

The Board has determined that the veteran's need for aid and attendance began on April 30, 2001. The effective date of special monthly compensation based on this need is set at April 30, 2001.

The Board finds that the evidence is consistent with the veteran's contentions and grants service connection for TMJ syndrome as due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected urinary stricture required at least one month of convalescence following surgery, meeting the criteria for a temporary total rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further action consistent with a Joint Motion, which found that the VCAA notice letter did not fully comply with the Board's remand instructions.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for death pension benefits due to her countable income exceeding the applicable maximum annual pension rates (MAPRs) in the relevant periods.

From January 29, 2001, through April 18, 2006, the veteran's cystocele required changing absorbent materials two to three times per day. From April 18, 2006, she needed to change them more than four times per day.

The Board denied an increased rating for the right eye disability, finding that the veteran's impairment of visual acuity and field vision does not warrant a higher rating than the current 10 percent assigned.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for multiple myeloma, finding that there were no accrued benefits due as the veteran was fully compensated at the proper rate for 2 years prior to his death.

The Board found that the veteran's muscle injury does not more closely approximate moderately severe disability than moderate disability, and therefore denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left thigh.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for gouty arthritis in May 1984. The evidence submitted since that decision does not meet the criteria to be considered new and material, thus the claim remains denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right hip tendonitis does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent for limitation of extension. The Board finds that the current rating adequately compensates his disability.

The Board found that the veteran's lung condition, including silicosis due to exposure to silica dust in service, was not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a human bite to the chest, finding that there was no competent evidence linking the current scar to service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for proper notice under 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(b) and a VA skin examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected alopecia.

The Board finds that the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil and oropharynx was likely caused by his exposure to Agent Orange during service, granting dependency and indemnity compensation based on service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found that the appellant was not permanently incapable of self-support at his 18th birthday, and thus denied the claim for recognition as a helpless child.

The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the veteran's varicose veins of the right leg, effective September 12, 2006. The claim was denied for ratings in excess of 10 and 20 percent prior to that date.

The Board has granted service connection for posterior pole disease and retinal degeneration with central scotomas due to quinine toxicity, effective April 18, 2001.