Other conditions decisions — 2007

The Board has determined that high cholesterol is not a disability for VA compensation purposes and therefore denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Court found CUE in the rating decisions of July 1966 and April 1967, which did not apply separate concurrent compensable evaluations for disfigurement of the right eye. The RO is directed to vacate these decisions and assign appropriate disability evaluations and an effective date for separate concurrent compensable evaluations for disfigurement of the right eye.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased ratings due to the need for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The veteran's nonservice-connected pension was terminated due to excessive income, and the appellant is denied burial benefits as he did not die from a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability warrants a 30 percent rating, which is the highest schedular evaluation available under applicable criteria.

The Board has granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for myalgia of the left deltoid and a separate 10 percent evaluation for myalgia of the right deltoid, as each condition separately meets the criteria for such an increase in rating.

The VA has determined that the veteran's tendonitis of the right elbow and bilateral heel spurs do not warrant a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's tongue laceration with complex surgical repair has not resulted in any loss of the tongue or marked speech impairment, and thus does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for duodenal ulcer was denied because he refused to report for a VA examination without good cause.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience due to fault on the part of the veteran in creating the debt.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral inguinal hernia warrants a 10 percent rating for the period from November 5, 2003 to September 2, 2004 and a current 10 percent rating thereafter. The skin disorder of both feet claim is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic lung disability and residuals of a head injury, finding no link between these conditions and his military service.

The VA has denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's left varicocele, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and readjudication of the veteran's claim.

The veteran is seeking service connection for stomach disorder and loss of energy due to undiagnosed illnesses. The case has been remanded due to the failure to obtain his reserve service medical records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to uncertainty regarding the current status of the veteran's cervical spine condition and whether all reported symptoms are related to his service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected injuries and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a fracture of the pelvis as a matter of law due to his failure to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The veteran has been granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, which is determined to be related to his military service.

The Board finds that the veteran's death from pancreatic cancer was not caused by exposure to ionizing radiation during his service in Japan, and thus denied the claim for service connection.