Other conditions Board decisions

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's post-operative right inguinal hernia, finding that his current condition does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for service-connected residuals of cold injury of each foot, effective as of January 12, 1998. The veteran's symptoms include arthralgia or other pain, cold sensitivity, and nail abnormalities in both feet.

The Board has determined that the veteran's perforated right ear drum was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal was denied as he did not meet the basic eligibility requirements for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 of Title 38, United States Code.

The veteran's overpayment of improved disability pension benefits was denied due to his willful misrepresentation and omission of information regarding receipt of Social Security benefits.

The veteran's claims for restoration of a 60 percent evaluation and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and vocational rehabilitation information.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his ulnar nerve damage due to a gunshot wound of the right forearm is being remanded by the Board. The RO must ensure that all notification and assistance requirements under the VCAA are satisfied before further action can be taken.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the award of nonservice-connected pension benefits should be July 3, 2001.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of death and the claim for accrued benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an extension of his basic 10-year period of eligibility for receiving educational assistance benefits under chapter 30, finding that the criteria for such an extension were not met due to a lack of medical infeasibility.

The Board has determined that the veteran's stress fractures and femoral stress reactions do not warrant an increased evaluation as there is no evidence of current functional impairment or identifiable pathology.

The veteran is seeking service connection for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the left leg. The Board has determined that additional development, including a VA examination and obtaining relevant medical records, is needed to properly adjudicate his claim.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a laceration to the right thumb are manifested by well-healed scars and full range of motion, which do not warrant an initial disability rating in excess of zero percent.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for gastrointestinal disorders and directed further development of the evidence. The case is remanded to obtain private medical records, including those from Drs. Dued and Snotty, and VA treatment records since February 2002.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the submission of new medical evidence. The RO must review all obligations under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000, obtain any additional treatment records, and readjudicate the issues.

The Board found that Grave's disease was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied the claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a present disability of the right leg, claimed as muscle strain and blood clots of the right leg, and denied her claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's low back disorder, characterized as congenital spinal stenosis with an annular bulge at L5-S1, was not incurred in or aggravated during active service and is not related to a service-connected disability. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's pes cavus, a congenital condition, was aggravated by service beyond its natural progression. The case is remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to service, and denied entitlement to service connection for CLL for accrued benefits purposes.