Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for cancer of the tongue is being remanded to the RO for additional development and consideration.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a cold injury, resulting in denial.

The Board found no evidence of a learning disability during service or that it was aggravated by service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the veteran died during the pendency of the appeal and thus no longer has standing to pursue this claim.

The Board found that the veteran's back injury and arthritis did not have onset in service or due to any in-service injury, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's clothing allowance for the use of bethamethasone diprop 0.05% cream was granted for the years 1996, 1997, and 1998 due to his service-connected keloids.

The Board has decided to remand the case for clarification of disputed payments and a possible revision in the calculated amount of overpayment.

The Board has granted the veteran's waiver of recovery of an overpayment of pension benefits in the amount of $1,583. The decision found that it would be against equity and good conscience to recover this debt due to the veteran's lack of fault, no unjust enrichment, and potential financial hardship.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and additional clinical records from a Veterans Memorial Hospital are needed for further review.

The veteran's compensation benefits were reduced due to incarceration, but he did not file a claim for an apportionment within the required timeframe. As a result, his appeal is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and further development of the record.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a gunshot wound to the right chest and arm, have resulted in a combined rating of 70 percent. The Board finds that these conditions render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, thus granting a total compensation rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right inguinal hernia repair warrants a separate 10 percent disability rating, and his nerve entrapment syndrome of the right femoral nerve does not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 20 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for defective hearing in the left ear and a skin disorder, including one related to Agent Orange exposure, were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of current hearing loss or a skin condition attributable to service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's injury was due to his willful misconduct, specifically intoxication from alcohol.

The Board denied increased evaluations for chondromalacia patella of the right knee and prostatitis, but granted a compensable evaluation for otitis media/otitis externa. The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable.

The veteran's claim for service connection for aortic insufficiency secondary to a congenital aortic valve abnormality was previously denied in 1984. New evidence received since then does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board granted an increased rating of 40 percent for radiculitis symptoms of the left upper extremity, status post C7-T1 disc excision and fusion, effective June 24, 1999.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claim for an increased evaluation for discogenic disc disease at L5-S1 can be properly adjudicated.

The veteran's left knee conditions, including an anterior cruciate ligament rupture and medial meniscus tear, are currently rated at 30 percent. The VA has also granted a separate evaluation of 10 percent for postoperative degenerative changes of the left knee, effective February 1, 1995.