Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's claimed abdominal injury during service, and denied his claims for urinary incontinence and nephrectomy.

The Board found that the veteran's current right ring finger and nose disorders are not related to his period of active service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of mild or moderate incomplete paralysis, neuritis, or neuralgia in the veteran's ulnar nerve entrapment conditions. Therefore, an increased evaluation for service-connected right and left ulnar nerve entrapments is denied.

The Board denied an increased disability evaluation for the veteran's residuals of cancer of the larynx, finding that his current rating of 60 percent is appropriate based on the evidence showing partial laryngectomy and no new or recurrent disease.

The veteran's service was not considered wartime service, and thus the appellant is denied basic eligibility for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The veteran's legal blindness does not meet the criteria for needing aid and attendance of another person or being housebound, as he is capable of performing his daily activities independently.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an effective date earlier than October 6, 1999, for the apportionment of her husband's VA benefits.

The appellant's request for waiver of a $14,270 overpayment was denied due to her failure to report Social Security income, which resulted in an overpayment. The Board found that she engaged in fraud by not reporting this income and thus waived the debt is precluded.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for further development and consideration.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his claims, including scheduling VA examinations and considering the appropriateness of an extraschedular rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's pre-existing Crohn's disease was aggravated by active service, warranting service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertropia and diplopia of the eyes, but denied service connection for myopia, astigmatism, and cataracts.

The Board found that the appellant's preexisting hallux valgus right foot was aggravated by military service, and granted service connection for a right foot disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining recent medical records and conducting a VA examination. The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for hallux valgus of the right great toe with degenerative changes is pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a pilonidal cyst and skin rash, as well as his increased rating claim for left knee arthritis and initial rating claim for instability of the left knee. The decision also referred to an issue regarding a right knee disability on secondary basis.

The veteran's service-connected left foot drop is rated at 40 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his disability.

The Board found that the metastatic squamous cell cancer of the tonsil did not cause or contribute substantially to the veteran's death, and was not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, bilateral pterygium and a stomach disorder or duodenal ulcer, were not incurred in service. The evidence does not establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's failure to report his spouse's Social Security disability benefits resulted in overpayments of non-service-connected disability pension benefits. The case is being remanded for a paid-and-due audit and further clarification on income information.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased (compensable) rating for malaria, finding no compensable residuals of the disease.