Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for a disability resulting from trauma to the testicles is being remanded due to incomplete records and need for additional development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's loss of sense of smell is related to an injury sustained during service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues regarding service connection for fatigue and gastrointestinal symptoms as manifestations of undiagnosed illness. The appeal is currently remanded for additional evidence collection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to notification issues and potential VCAA compliance.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected pleurisy did not result in any material pulmonary impairment and was not responsible for his current lung disability, which is primarily due to COPD. Therefore, a compensable evaluation for pleurisy was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for cellulitis of the right foot, finding that no new and material evidence had been presented.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the veteran's service-connected post-operative gastric resection with vagotomy for duodenal ulcer and Billroth II anastomosis with dumping syndrome, currently evaluated as 40 percent disabling.

The veteran's representative submitted an informal claim for additional benefits for a dependent child, SAS, on May 22, 1997. The effective date of the award was granted as June 1, 1997.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current bilateral leg disorder and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability associated with loss of buttock muscles or increased bowel dysfunction as a result of VA treatment for a decubitus ulcer.

The Board found that the veteran was at fault in creating the overpayment due to his failure to accurately report his financial status. The Board determined that collection of the debt would not deprive him of basic necessities and concluded that he had means with which to repay the overpayment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's actinic keratosis of the left cheek and its residuals are related to his military service, granting him service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for macular degeneration of the left eye, finding that the condition was not related to his military service and was due to age.

The Board has determined that the veteran's pension benefits should not be apportioned to his spouse due to lack of reasonable support contributions and because an overall reduction in benefits would cause undue hardship.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for status post operative left atrial myxoma and residuals of multiple brain infarcts, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year following separation. The Board also found that any current conditions are not related to service.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date of March 1, 2000, which is when her reopened claim was received. The decision states that this is the earliest allowable effective date under applicable law.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's increased disability rating for loss of the right deltoid muscle. The case is now remanded back to the RO for additional examination and consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for residuals of left tibia fracture, finding that there was no current disability related to his service-connected condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of a fall manifested by a skull fracture and a right clavicle fracture, finding that these conditions are proximately due to or the result of the veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and requested evidence. The case is now remanded for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and arranging for a VA examination.