Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran is seeking an increased disability evaluation for his service-connected residuals of a lacerated wound injury to the left arm with injury to the deltoid muscle, muscle group III. The VA needs to schedule additional examinations and obtain medical records in order to determine the extent of his current symptoms and their relation to his service-connected condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and CUE allegations, finding that the February 1974 rating decision was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cardiovascular disease is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board has granted service connection for left frontal meningioma as a disease specific to radiation-exposed veterans, effective from March 26, 2002. The veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation in service is presumed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for evaluations of his right and left foot hallux valgus, finding that the disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the applicable rating schedule.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board dismissed the appeal of DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as moot due to service connection for the cause of death and because the appellant withdrew her appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder and dermatofibroma, finding no direct link to service or presumptive exposure to Agent Orange. The current condition is not linked to the in-service papilloma.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain missing service medical records and other relevant evidence in order to make a determination on whether the veteran's cause of death is related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lump in his left breast and increased evaluations for his knee disabilities. The evidence did not support the presence of a current lump in the left breast, nor was there sufficient medical evidence to establish that any current knee disability is related to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's right Achilles tendon injury and assigned a 10 percent disability rating, but the veteran is seeking an increased rating.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for carpal cysts, finding that the cysts likely began during her military service and are not due to any other cause.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bruxism as secondary to a service-connected low back disorder.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected disorder of the colon and rectum, variously diagnosed, based on alternating diarrhea and constipation with more or less constant abdominal distress.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for additional evidence and consideration.

The Board denied an increased rating for residuals of a tonsillectomy and also denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The claimant failed to report for his scheduled VA examination, resulting in the denial of his current claim.

The Board found that the overpayment was not created through fraud, misrepresentation of a material fact, or bad faith by the appellant. Recovery of the overpayment would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of evidence showing that his disabilities were caused by VA treatment or hospital care.

The VA has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his stress fractures of the right and left proximal tibia, finding that there is no evidence of moderate knee or ankle disability.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous disorder due to new and material evidence submitted since the prior denial. The case is now remanded for further development.