Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a urinary tract disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), low back disability, right knee disability, left foot disability, and hiatal hernia with reflux gastritis.

The Board dismissed the motion alleging clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an August 1976 decision of the Board regarding ratings assigned for service-connected eye disorders. The moving party withdrew his CUE motion.

The Board has determined that the veteran's malaria is not related to his active military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's cold injury residuals of the right and left feet are currently rated at 30 percent each, with no compensable ratings for other conditions. The increased rating claims have been granted.

The Board has granted increased evaluations of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound of the left foot with healed fracture of the os calcis and 20 percent for his service-connected residuals of a left femur fracture.

The claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing service medical records and verification of service periods.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a right eye injury related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's annual income exceeds the maximum amount set by law for VA death pension benefits, and therefore, she is not entitled to these benefits.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the last final denial does not constitute new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for a right lower extremity disorder.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional development of his claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's gunshot wound residuals do not warrant a higher evaluation, and thus denied his claims for increased ratings. The claim to reopen service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was also denied.

The veteran's request for waiver of recovery of overpayment in the amount of $174.00 is granted due to VA's fault in creating the overpayment and the resulting undue financial hardship on the veteran.

The veteran's claim for service connection of his left knee disability, claimed as secondary to the right knee disability, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The RO will review the additional evidence and determine if further development or an orthopedic examination is necessary.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected disability pension was denied as his income exceeded the established limit.

The veteran's VA compensation benefits are not to be apportioned on behalf of their minor child due to the veteran's reasonable contributions and the appellant's failure to provide evidence of hardship or non-payment of medical expenses.

The VA has determined that the veteran's status post resection of the proximal phalanx of the right foot second toe with mild metatarsalgia warrants a 10 percent evaluation, effective August 1, 2001.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of post concussion syndrome is being remanded due to inadequate notification under the VCAA. Additionally, his notice of disagreement regarding service connection for depression secondary to post concussion syndrome is also being addressed.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for splenectomy and a compensable rating for postoperative hernias, residuals of splenectomy. The claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a disability manifested by bowel incontinence. The RO previously denied this claim, but the Board has determined that reopening of the claim is necessary due to the passage of time and the submission of new evidence.