Other conditions decisions — 2006

The veteran's request for a hearing before the Board has been granted, and he must be scheduled for a videoconference hearing. The case is being remanded to the RO for further action.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected muscle damage to the right lower extremity, gunshot wound residuals is denied as he is already in receipt of the maximum schedular rating available under the law.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, which was previously denied in August 1985. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's benign prostatic hypertrophy with chronic prostatitis and dermatomyositis are not related to his active service, including any exposure to Agent Orange. Therefore, the claims for service connection have been denied.

The appellant is seeking to have the termination of her death pension benefits in December 1996 revised or reversed due to CUE. She also seeks reinstatement of her VA death pension benefits and compensation for accrued benefits.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and determined that new and material evidence was submitted. The Board found that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder did not directly cause or contribute substantially to his death.

The Board's decision denying vocational rehabilitation and training under Chapter 31, Title 38 was dismissed due to the withdrawal of a motion for clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board has determined that the veteran's discharge for the period from September 16, 1991 to March 31, 1993 was dishonorable and constitutes a bar to VA benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits, finding that his failure to accurately report income constituted bad faith and thus precluded a waiver.

The Board found no current diagnosis of a chronic blood disorder and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of his appeal.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected residuals of a left clavicle fracture and verruca on corona, finding that the conditions did not warrant higher ratings based on current evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's encephalitis-like symptoms are due to an undiagnosed illness and are related to his service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War, warranting service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability related to an in-service herniorrhaphy and therefore, service connection for an umbilical hernia is denied.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected residuals of mycoplasma infection is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's duodenal ulcer does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7305.

The VA denied an increased disability evaluation for the veteran's shell fragment wound of the left thigh, Muscle Group XIV, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an opinion on whether the veteran's macular degeneration was caused or aggravated by his service-connected vascular hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus.

The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher evaluation for the veteran's service-connected right vocal cord paralysis, and therefore denies his claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition of both feet, claimed as due to exposure to Agent Orange. However, the claim is denied because there is no evidence of a disease associated with herbicide exposure and no competent evidence linking the current condition to service.