Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, increased evaluation for left eye disability, and compensation for bilateral vision loss were all denied.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection of dysthymia as secondary to his service-connected back disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluations for service-connected gunshot wound residuals of the left calf and right thigh, finding no legal entitlement to accrued benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's pernicious anemia had its onset during service and is related to his period of service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for waiver of an overpayment of improved pension benefits originally calculated to be $1249, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The veteran was granted a 20 percent evaluation for postoperative herniated nucleus pulposus status post partial laminectomy, L5-S1, with degenerative changes as of September 23, 2002.,A separate compensable evaluation was granted for the left knee disorder effective February 1, 2000.

The Board found that the veteran's 1966 gastrectomy did not result in an additional disability, and thus denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for consideration of revised rating criteria, and potential referral for an extraschedular evaluation.

The VA has denied an increased rating for the veteran's bilateral visual field loss, currently rated at 50 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating of 10 percent for his service-connected chondromalacia patella of the right knee, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher rating based on limitation of motion or instability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and ensuring compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board found that the veteran's arthritis did not manifest during service and is not related to any incident during service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran's stomach disorder is found to be due to service, while his respiratory disorder is not considered a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to changes in the law and notification requirements.

The Board finds no evidence of soft tissue sarcoma or other malignancy, and the current diagnosis is morphea. There is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for morphea as claimed.

The VA determined that the veteran's postoperative residuals of a left inguinal herniorrhaphy do not currently show recurrent hernia and do not demonstrate the need for a truss, thus denying an increased rating.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic eye disorder in service or continuous symptoms thereafter, and there is no competent medical evidence linking the current eye disease to service. The veteran's assertions about exposure to aircraft exhaust were not supported by credible medical opinion.

The Board found no evidence to support service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, and thus denied the claim.

The veteran's service-connected right knee disability, including degenerative joint disease and instability, is currently rated at 10 percent. The appeal for an increased rating remains pending.

The VA has determined that the veteran's post-operative residuals of small bowel obstruction warrant a 30 percent disability rating, effective from the date service connection was granted.