Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board has remanded the case to the Regional Office (VARO) for review of additional VA treatment records, which were not previously reviewed. The VARO should consider these records and render a decision on the increased rating claim.

The veteran's award of improved disability pension was terminated due to excess income, and the Board found this action proper.

The Board found no competent evidence linking the veteran's current skin rash to his service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold injury to both hands is not well-grounded due to a lack of medical evidence linking his current diagnosis to his period of service. The claims for increased evaluations for eczema and chondromalacia of the knees were also denied as there was no competent medical evidence relating these conditions to service or showing that they warranted higher disability ratings.

The Board denied an increased rating for Osgood-Schlatter's disease and stress fractures of the left tibia due to the veteran's failure without good cause to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the September 22, 1970 rating decision that denied service connection for bilateral defective hearing.

The Board has determined that the veteran sustained a compression fracture of T-7 during service and currently experiences pain as a result. Service connection for residuals of this fracture is granted.

The Board found that the appellant did not have a current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an effective date of September 19, 1997, rather than November 20, 1997, for a 100 percent rating for defective visual acuity is denied.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for degenerative joint disease in both knees, effective from April 20, 1993.

The veteran's claim for Vocational and Rehabilitation Education benefits under Title 38, Chapter 31, United States Code, to pay for a Masters of Public Administration degree is denied because the training was not applicable to his occupational objective as a secondary school teacher.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for duodenal ulcer, and therefore the claim is reopened. The issue now moves forward to determine if it is well-grounded.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right second metacarpal were granted, but his appeal for an initial compensable rating remains pending.

The Board denied a motion alleging clear and unmistakable error in their September 1997 decision, stating that the moving party has not set forth specific allegations of error, either of fact or law, in the decision.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's myalgia of the back, finding that it causes severe limitation of motion on flare-ups.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of her appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with previous directives, and the veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disorder is now before the RO again.

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him so helpless as to be unable to care for himself or protect himself from the dangers or hazards incident to his daily environment, nor are they substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises. Therefore, SMC based on need for aid and attendance of another person, or housebound status, is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for compensable evaluations for varicose veins in both legs due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence, despite previous claims.