Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for varicose veins and an increased rating for low back strain with disc bulging, finding no evidence of current disability or in-service occurrence.

The Board has determined that a compensable rating for the veteran's service-connected right fourth metacarpal fracture residuals is not warranted based on the current evidence of record.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right epididymitis does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as there is no evidence of urinary retention requiring intermittent or continuous catheterization. The hearing loss issue remains at noncompensable.

The veteran's service-connected dementia praecox, paranoid, in remission is being reviewed for a rating since December 1, 1947. The case is also being considered to restore the service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits on the basis that he did not have recognized service with the United States Armed Forces to establish eligibility.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues and evidence needs. The appeal is currently remanded for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new judicial precedent invalidating certain regulations.

The Board found that the veteran's degenerative disease of the lower back is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of a crush injury to the right foot. The RO denied service connection for this condition.

The VA determined that the veteran does not currently have any symptomatology of psychoneurosis, mixed type and found that his current psychiatric symptoms are related to a non-service-connected mental disorder. Therefore, they denied an increased evaluation for this condition.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and requests for additional evidence. The case is now remanded back to the RO for specific actions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral chronic otitis externa, finding no evidence of aural disease during his military service and no medical opinion linking the condition to service. The issue of an initial compensable rating for asbestosis was also referred back to the RO.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to VCAA requirements, including notification and development of evidence related to claims for service connection that are not in appellate status.

The veteran's wife is entitled to an apportionment of $400 per month from his VA compensation benefits due to her financial hardship and lack of support.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Presbyterian University Hospital were denied as no VA or other Federal facilities were feasibly available and an attempt to use them beforehand would not have been reasonable, sound, wise, or practicable.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for atrial fibrillation, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by active service and could not be presumed to have been due to Persian Gulf Service.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's left ring finger amputation, finding that it approximates an amputation at the proximal interphalangeal joint. The effective date is not specified.

The Board found that the veteran's current shoulder disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for residuals of head injuries due to new and material evidence, but the appellant's injury was not incurred in line of duty during his unauthorized absence.

The Board found that the veteran does not suffer from gastroenteritis and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied an increased rating for systemic lupus erythematosus and denied entitlement to special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ.