Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's Paget's disease is not attributable to his period of military service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Huntington's chorea.

The veteran's application for enrollment in the VA healthcare system was denied due to his income being above the means test threshold and not meeting any other eligibility criteria, including those for priority groups.

The veteran's bronchiectasis with lobectomy causes near constant findings of cough with purulent sputum and requires antibiotic usage almost continuously, warranting a 60 percent rating.

The VA has granted service connection for herpes progenitalis/condyloma acuminate and the removal of lipomas from the mid back and right upper buttock, but assigned noncompensable evaluations.

The Board has determined that the preponderance of the evidence supports granting service connection for the residuals of a TURP, as it is proximately due to or the result of service-connected prostatitis.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including providing notice to the appellant regarding her eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 and obtaining photocopies of a medical text referenced in the July 2002 statement of the case.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the spine, concluding that there is no evidence to support a finding that it was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has granted a 10% rating for the veteran's TMJ disability as of July 20, 2000. Prior to that date, the condition did not warrant any compensation.

The veteran is seeking an increased evaluation for his service-connected right defective hearing, which is currently rated at 10 percent. The RO must consider the claim under all applicable regulations and readjudicate it in light of any changes to the rating criteria.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied as the injury claimed was not caused by or coincidental to VA treatment.

The veteran's claim for service connection for orthodontic malocclusion has been granted. The issue of service connection for flat feet remains pending and needs to be remanded.

The Board finds that the veteran's osteopenia and osteoporosis are related to her in-service use of Depo-Provera for suppressing menstrual periods, resolving in favor of granting service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant was not the veteran's legal spouse at the time of his death, and thus is not eligible for VA benefits as a surviving spouse.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for transitional cell carcinoma of the prostate is currently pending and needs further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and a need to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits records. The veteran's claim for service connection for schizoaffective disorder is pending.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of dental injury and a back disability. The case is being remanded to obtain relevant private medical records from Dr. Trimbley in Bakersfield, California.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed dental trauma did not occur during service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's cerebrovascular accident in July 2002 was not caused by VA's carelessness, negligence, or error in judgment. The evidence did not support a finding of causation.

The Board found that the overpayment was validly created due to a clerical error by VA, but denied waiver of recovery because the veteran had some fault in creating the debt and there is no indication of undue financial hardship.