Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a neurological disability of the right lower leg and foot, as there was no objective evidence of current underlying disease or injury involving the nerves in the right leg or foot.

The veteran was denied reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at St. John's due to a lack of evidence that the care was rendered in response to an emergency situation or that VA facilities were unavailable.

The veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA disability compensation benefits in the amount of $2,370.00 was denied due to his failure to timely notify the agency of a change in dependency status.

The Board found no competent medical evidence supporting the veteran's claim for an eye disorder as a residual of disease or injury in service.

The veteran's claims for additional disability compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to VA surgical treatment were denied as there was no evidence of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip and leg disability, finding that the veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue and forgetfulness, as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, residuals of a neck injury, and systemic lupus as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to his active service.

The veteran's service-connected filariasis is manifested by pain and tenderness of the scrotal area, and mild thickening of the scrotal skin. The Board finds that an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for this condition is not warranted.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the appellant's claim for service connection for a body rash, as there was no medical evidence linking the current skin disorder to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a cholecystectomy, finding that there was no evidence of current disability and that the gallbladder had not been removed during service.

The veteran was granted an effective date of August 28, 2003 for payment of a non-service-connected disability pension with aid and attendance benefits.

The appeal must be remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for a VA examination and further development of evidence.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and it does not survive her death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Kaposi's sarcoma, finding no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by active service and not related to exposure to ionizing radiation.

The veteran and his representative withdrew the appeals for increased ratings of service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of cold injury to both hands, resolving reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor.

The veteran withdrew his appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of a TDIU, and the issue is dismissed.

The veteran's disability rating was increased to 10 percent effective October 17, 2006, but no higher rating is warranted.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence, including obtaining VA treatment records and a medical opinion.