Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board found no evidence of current diagnoses or chronic conditions related to epididymitis and dizziness, thus denying service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal to reopen his claim for service connection for a nervous condition was not timely filed, and the claim has been denied.

The Board has granted the appellant's request for a waiver of overpayment of $6085.00 in pension benefits due to an error by the RO in not accounting for SSA income reported by the appellant.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition or VA treatment, and thus denied both the claim for service connection for cause of death and the claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The RO denied service connection for hiatal hernia and reflux esophagitis in June 2003, finding no evidence of these conditions occurring or being caused by service. The veteran's claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a kidney disorder due to new and material evidence. However, further examination is needed to determine if the veteran's current kidney disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's skin disorder and assigned an initial rating of 30 percent, effective February 3, 2004. The veteran requested a higher initial rating but his claim was denied as his skin condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of ampullary carcinoma with resulting obstructive jaundice. The case is now remanded for further action on his increased rating claim for parenchymal liver disease.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to exposure to acoustic trauma during service, and grants service connection for this condition. The left ear hearing loss is not shown to be related to service.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death before a decision could be made.

The Board has determined that the veteran's obsessive compulsive disorder warrants a 50 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board found that the overpayment of Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits in the amount of $9,082.88 was properly created and denied the appeal.

The Board found that the veteran's current back condition is not attributable to his military service, specifically the strains he sustained during service in 1985 and 1986. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that his current arthritis and spondylitis are related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's current right hip disorder is not related to his service or a service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death, basic eligibility for non-service-connected death pension benefits, and accrued benefits due to lack of qualifying service and failure to timely file a claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for decompression sickness and granted service connection based on evidence showing that his multiple joint pain is related to his decompression sickness in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have pancreatitis that is related to military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's urinary disorder is related to his service-connected left knee surgery.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's atherosclerosis, which caused his myocardial infarction in May 2006, was incurred during his military service.