Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for varicose veins of the right leg, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7120.

The Board denied service connection for colitis and granted the reopening of a previously denied claim for skin condition. The skin condition claim is now pending.

The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, and has determined that his current spinal disc bulges are related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal in August 2005.

The veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU rating are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and personnel file information.

The Board has granted a compensable rating of 30 percent for the veteran's residuals of left eye injury from July 1950 to August 1997, effective as of July 25, 1950. The earlier effective dates for PTSD and lumbosacral spine injury were also granted.

The veteran's request for a waiver of an overpayment in the amount of $66,608.80 is being remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication.

The veteran's service-connected left eye blindness is not the cause of his right eye presenile cataract. The rating for left eye blindness remains at 30%.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death in July 1989. The RO confirmed this determination and continued it, indicating that new evidence had not been submitted since the last denial.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition for compensation purposes, finding that there is no evidence of dental trauma during service and thus denying her claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for apportionment of his VA benefits, finding that he was reasonably discharging his child support responsibilities and that any apportionment would cause undue hardship on him.

The veteran's application for VA educational assistance benefits was denied because the program of study took place more than one year before he filed his claim, and there is no exception to the filing requirements.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not submit a timely notice of disagreement with the October 2000 decision denying his request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of pension benefits in the calculated amount of $9,060. As such, the appeal is denied.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of inpatient expenses at Hillcrest Medical Center on October 21 and 22, 2003 was denied because VA facilities were feasibly available to provide the services.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Heart Consultants, PC due to lack of preauthorization and failure to meet the criteria for reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not competent for VA purposes and denied this claim.

The veteran was granted service connection for fibrocystic breast disease and residuals of a left thigh muscle injury. She is currently rated at 10% for her narcolepsy.,Narcolepsy has been rated as petit mal epilepsy, with the specific rating based on the frequency and nature of seizures.

The veteran claims his current multiple myeloma is due to exposure to ionizing radiation during service. The case is being remanded because there are outstanding VA medical records that may contain an etiology opinion relating to the claim.

The Board denied service connection for shell fragment wound of the left thigh and left calf injury, finding no evidence of such conditions in service records. The claim to reopen a previous denial regarding residuals of shrapnel injury to the face was granted.,Service connection is not established for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation due to lack of evidence supporting the claims prior to July 10, 1998.