Other conditions decisions — 2006

The veteran's service records show multiple nasal issues, including a septal dislocation and fractures. The VA is instructed to attempt to obtain medical evidence from an otolaryngologist and provide the veteran with a VA examination to determine if his current nasal condition is related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's osteochondromatosis of the right knee is properly rated under Diagnostic Code 5260, resulting in a maximum rating of 30 percent. The veteran was granted an increased rating to 30 percent for his right knee osteochondromatosis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for vascular disease and venous insufficiency, which were secondary to his radical prostate surgery used to treat his service-connected adenocarcinoma of the prostate. The VA examiners found no medical evidence that these disabilities were related to or aggravated by the prostate surgery.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA educational benefits in the amount of $24,529.40 was improperly created and has ordered a remand for further action.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA educational benefits in the amount of $22,501.67 was improperly created and has ordered a remand for further action.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected chondromalacia patella of the left knee, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's polio residuals did not incur in or aggravate by active military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to verify the appellant's service and assess whether her schizoaffective disorder is related to military service.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing sleepwalking disorder did not undergo a permanent increase during his brief period of active duty and was instead a temporary flare-up. The evidence does not support an aggravation claim, as there is no clear indication of an in-service increase in severity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for residuals of a fracture of the metacarpophalangeal joint, 4th and 5th digits, right hand and for service connection for posterior spondylosis at C5-6. The claim for an increased rating was denied as there is no evidence of any limitation of motion or functional impairment. The claim for service connection was denied as the veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's genitourinary disorder, claimed as prostatitis, epididymitis, and/or vesiculitis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.,However, the veteran's bilateral hydroceles and bilateral epididymal cysts were incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's avascular necrosis of the left femur is not attributable to any injury or disease during active military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have removal of both ovaries, and therefore is not entitled to a compensable rating for her right salpingo-oophorectomy.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for a special home adaptation grant is denied as he is not entitled to such assistance due to his eligibility for specially adapted housing.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating of his service-connected right anterior tibial disability is being remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a gunshot wound of the abdomen with postoperative colostomy do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, and thus denied his claim.

The veteran's duodenal ulcer is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of left brachial plexopathy, which is linked to an injury sustained during active duty for training in August 1988.

The Board found no verified stressors and denied service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal for a compensable disability evaluation for post-operative right inguinal hernia has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to the Board making a decision.