Other conditions decisions — 2009

The Board denied the application to reopen the claim for service connection for an eye disorder, to include hypermetropia and conjunctivitis, as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

The Board finds that the current disorders of the feet, toes, and hands are due to cold exposure during active duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer is not more disabling than 10 percent, and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for a duodenal ulcer has been denied.

The Board's decision of December 31, 1990, which denied entitlement to an initial evaluation greater than 30 percent for PTSD, was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a right elbow fracture and chronic left hip bursitis, as the evidence did not support higher ratings based on the current level of disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for drug and alcohol abuse, including as secondary to depression, and evaluation of pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board finds that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for her deviated nasal septum, status-post septorhinoplasty.

The Veteran's claim for entitlement to a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing was denied as he does not meet the specified criteria.

The Veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for right hip strain from October 14, 2003 and entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's overpayment of $239,385.60 was properly created due to his failure to report his incarceration and the debt is not eligible for waiver due to bad faith.

The Veteran's calcified right hilar adenopathy is asymptomatic and does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the December 1979 rating decision, and the Court affirmed this decision. The earliest effective date for an increased rating is November 27, 2002.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as a matter of law, finding that his substantive appeal was not timely filed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased initial rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal is remanded to the Board of Veterans' Appeals for further development and readjudication.

The Board denied service connection for urticaria, finding no medical evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's military service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma, as well as for synovial cysts of the spine and foot, high blood pressure, heart murmur, and a compensable evaluation for bilateral pterygium.

The Board denied service connection for a torn left anterior cruciate ligament and bilateral retropatellar pain syndrome as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or any service-connected disability.