Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's bilateral shin splints were incurred during active duty and are service-connected.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the issue is no longer before the Board.

The Board has granted service connection for otitis media of the right ear and assigned a noncompensable evaluation, but the veteran is seeking an initial compensable evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural defects and the need for additional evidence, including treatment records from Womack Army Community Hospital. The appellant's claim of service connection for the cause of her husband's death is pending.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of loan guaranty indebtedness in the amount of $12,856.86, plus accrued interest.

The appellant is not eligible for VA benefits as he does not have verified active military service with the U.S. Armed Forces.

The appeal is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to DEA benefits.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic lymphocytic leukemia was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in service. The preponderance of evidence indicates that his post-service condition is not causally related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to recent court rulings, and the veteran's claim of service connection for skin rash disability will be reviewed by the RO.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete compliance with previous directives and for VCAA notification.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a left ear condition. The veteran appealed this decision, and the Court ordered it remanded back to the Board for readjudication.

The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to improved death pension benefits for March 1995 and finds no bad faith in the creation of the overpayment. The appeal regarding waiver of recovery of an overpayment of $18,084 is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a healed contusion of the lower back warrant a 40 percent disability rating, which is the maximum available under the criteria for limitation of motion and intervertebral disc syndrome.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the veteran's varicose veins of the right leg.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected lower back syndrome does not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent, as there is no evidence of severe limitation of motion attributable to this condition.

The veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a left foot injury is granted as the evidence confirms there was a left foot injury during service and currently has residual symptoms.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an effective date prior to July 18, 1995 for her award of DIC benefits. The claim was filed in January 1987 and did not include a service connection claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues related to increased evaluation of service-connected panic disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.