Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left foot injury, finding the claim was not well grounded and subsequently considered on the merits.

The VA has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right eye retinal detachment and left knee arthritis, status post meniscectomy. The maximum schedular evaluation of 30 percent is assigned for each condition.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death from esophageal carcinoma.

The Board found that the veteran's widow did not timely appeal the denial of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied eligibility for Chapter 35 educational assistance benefits. The cause of death was cardiorespiratory arrest due to septic shock, secondary to severe neutropenia from chemotherapy.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected genitourinary disabilities, including whether he requires absorbent materials and their frequency of use.

The veteran's request for waiver of an overpayment of $22,076.20 was denied because he intentionally failed to report his wife's income, resulting in the creation of the overpayment.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the service-connected chronic cystitis, which requires wearing absorbent materials more than 4 times per day or awakening to urinate 5 or more times per night.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal because his substantive appeal was not timely filed within one year of notification of the November 1998 rating decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sacroiliac disorder, diagnosed as coccydynia and degenerative joint disease at L5-S1, was incurred in active service.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to a lack of timely filing of a substantive appeal, and thus has no jurisdiction over the issues.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of June 10, 1991, for additional compensation based on recognition of a dependent child is being remanded due to incomplete notification and development.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to missing medical records and incomplete information.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of gall bladder disease and concluded that the veteran's gall bladder disease did not begin in service or is otherwise related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of benign enchondroma with a stress fracture of the left femoral neck, to include post-operative residuals, warrant an initial noncompensable (i.e., 0 percent) rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current multiple myeloma is of service origin and grants service connection for this condition. The issue regarding an increased evaluation for asbestosis is remanded to the RO.

The veteran's claims for service connection for alcohol abuse and cerebellar ataxia were denied as the law precludes direct service connection for alcohol-related disorders.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for bunions, bilateral feet, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen a previously denied claim.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 10% rating for calculus of the right ureter, finding that no informal claim was filed prior to May 20, 1998.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for prolapsed rectum with fecal soiling, and the issues regarding GERD, depression, and tension headaches were also denied.

The Board finds that the veteran's cause of death, acute myocardial infarction and coronary athesclerosis, was not caused by or substantially contributed to by his period of active duty service. The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is also denied as there is no causal relationship between the cause of death and any service-connected disability.