Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's right eye disorder to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's case is being remanded for further examination and evaluation to determine the current status of his hidradenitis suppurativa, which includes pilonidal cyst. The RO will also obtain any additional medical records and re-adjudicate the issue.

The case is being remanded for additional information and a medical opinion to determine if the veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to his death.

The veteran's cardiac disability is currently evaluated as 60 percent disabling. The Board denied an increased evaluation for her cardiac arrhythmia, atrioventricular block, mitral valve prolapse, and cardiac pacemaker implantation.

The veteran's basal cell carcinoma of the left ear is as likely as not related to in-service sun exposure, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left eye disorder, claimed as diplopia, is due to service and grants the claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD was found to be productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating for the period from February 9, 1987 to September 18, 1997.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic respiratory disorder prior to service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a crush injury, right leg with post-operative femoral popliteal artery bypass graft do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has determined that the appellant's benign essential tremor of the hands is etiologically related to his active service in the Persian Gulf.,However, the appellant's intermittent hyperhidrosis/intertrigo of the feet was not present during his active service and is not considered a chronic disability. The Board also found no evidence linking this condition to his service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and a failure to comply with regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for a bone spur of the right heel and did not grant service connection for a bone spur of the left heel.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed skin disorders are not related to his military service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board found that the overpayment of VA improved pension benefits was valid and not against equity and good conscience, thus denying the veteran's request for waiver.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for initial review of new evidence and readjudication.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking chronic lymphocytic leukemia to military service or any other condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to an increased evaluation for his postoperative residuals of a neuroma of the left median nerve as there is no evidence showing severe, incomplete paralysis.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic gastrointestinal disorder, including hiatal hernia, and denied an increased rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left thigh. The veteran's failure to report for a VA examination related to his gastrointestinal claim resulted in its denial.

The Board found no current disability of the right gluteal muscle group and denied service connection for atrophy of this muscle.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.