Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for vocational rehabilitation services is being remanded due to the need for proper notice and a supplemental statement of the case.

The veteran's ulcerative colitis was rated at 30 percent effective April 5, 2000 and the appeal is granted for this period.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for his right knee disability, assigning a 10 percent rating effective from March 1998. The veteran's condition is characterized by associated pain and tenderness with flexion to 132 degrees and full extension.

The veteran's Crohn's disease is rated at 40 percent, and he is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for macular degeneration of the eyes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizoaffective disorder is due to disease incurred in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current cold injury residuals of the left leg and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for his service-connected status callus left heel, residuals of skin graft. The current rating is 20 percent and does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of reproductive problems, finding that there was no medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service or any presumptive conditions.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred in July 1981 is denied as the hospitalization was prior to the VA adjudication allowing service connection.

The Board has determined that the October 1977 rating decision denying entitlement to total disability due to individual unemployability is final, and thus the appeal is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left lung condition and hypertension. The decision on both issues is based on de novo review of the evidence, without reopening the previously denied claim for service connection for a left lung condition.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review it.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for multiple myeloma, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by service and did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on radiation exposure. The evidence showed no in-service diagnosis of multiple myeloma and no credible allegations of radiation exposure during service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations to assess the severity of the veteran's service-connected organic affective disorder and any seizure disorder. The RO should also adjudicate the issue of a separate rating for seizures.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his PTSD and TDIU claims, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for a healed fracture of the right middle finger was denied. The Board found that prior to August 26, 2002, there were no criteria met for a compensable rating and effective from August 26, 2002, a 10 percent disability rating is warranted.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses is granted as the treatment was rendered in a medical emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Board has determined that there was clear and unmistakable error in the September 7, 1955 decision denying service connection for residuals of a head injury. As a result, the veteran's claim is granted.