Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right 7th thoracic nerve disability, finding that he does not have more than severe incomplete paralysis of this nerve and thus a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a left leg disability, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's request for waiver of recovery of overpayment in the remaining amount of $1,132.34 is deemed timely and must be considered by VA. The issue of entitlement to an increased evaluation for chronic myofascial back pain syndrome must also be remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right inguinal hernia existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

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

The Board has found that the veteran's reflux esophagitis, laryngitis and hiatal hernia are related to his period of active duty service.

The veteran's appeal for TDIU benefits was dismissed due to his death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for lung tumors and granulomas, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for poliomyelitis, skin rash due to herbicide exposure, hypertension, and PTSD. The claim for poliomyelitis was previously denied in January 1990 and is now being reopened based on new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to newly acquired evidence and will consider service connection for a left varicocele.

The Board found that the veteran's fatigue was not attributable to an undiagnosed illness and denied service connection for this condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of cold injury to the feet, finding that his current foot disability is likely due to frostbite injuries sustained during military service in Korea.

The Board found that the veteran's color blindness is a congenital defect that was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for retroactive educational benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code for his participation in a training program at Miramar College prior to November 22, 1998 was denied as the application was received on November 22, 1999 and benefits could not be paid for periods of education prior to one year from the date of receipt of the application.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg limp, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing shortness in the right leg prior to service. The Board also found that there was no medical evidence showing an increase in disability during service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and granted service connection for a stomach condition, finding that new evidence supports the claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for paraplegia as secondary to service-connected schizophrenia. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted an extension of a temporary total disability rating for a period of convalescence following surgery to treat the veteran's service-connected bilateral nephrolithiasis, effective from February 1, 2001.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence being added to the claims file, and the need for further development of the evidence.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for ankylosing spondylitis, thus denying the veteran's request.