Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for spastic paraplegia of the lower extremities, finding that it was not proximately due to or caused by treatment received for a service-connected condition.

The veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the award of increased compensation based on his spouse being in need of regular aid and attendance. The Board denied this claim, finding that no additional evidence was provided to support a prior effective date.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a right hip disorder that is secondary to his already service-connected left knee disorder. The case has been remanded due to the need to obtain private treatment records related to the right hip replacement.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for right patellar tendonitis from May 24, 1996 to June 15, 1998 and a rating in excess of 10 percent from June 16, 1998.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of neck and back injuries due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. The arthritis claim remains pending.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to insufficient evidence of disability severity or a link between his conditions and military service.

The Board has granted an effective date of April 1, 1999 for the award of DIC benefits due to the appellant's informal claim for DIC received within 45 days after her husband's death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new examination and clarification of service connection issues.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his duodenal ulcer is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examination.

The RO denied the veteran's petition to reopen her claims for service connection for a jaw disorder (claimed as loss of maxilla mass) and bilateral foot disorder. The RO found that no new and material evidence had been received to reopen these claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing post-service records and a need for a medical examination.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of first and second degree burns to his right hand, effective January 2003. The initial noncompensable evaluation for the left hand disability was also granted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Board videoconference hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the scheduled hearing.

The Board has granted an initial increased evaluation of 20 percent for Raynaud's syndrome, right hand. The veteran's symptoms include characteristic attacks occurring four to six times a week with sequential color changes lasting minutes to hours and pain.

The veteran's service-connected status postoperative Gill procedure, bilateral lateral fusion, L5-S1, with iliac bone graft for spondylolisthesis and scoliosis has been rated at 40 percent since September 23, 2002. Effective September 23, 2002, the veteran's service-connected status postoperative Gill procedure was increased to a 60 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's application for enrollment in the VA health-care system due to a change in a VA regulation that suspended enrollment for certain individuals, including those who do not have compensable service-connected disabilities and whose income exceeds a geographic-means test.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder, finding it due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The veteran's appeal is denied as the earlier effective date for a 40 percent evaluation for his left forearm disability is not warranted.

The Board found that the veteran's pelvic inflammatory disease and gonorrhea residuals did not have their origins in service, and thus denied her claims for service connection.

The Board has granted the application for waiver of overpayment in the amount of $2,28.27, finding that recovery would be against equity and good conscience.