Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran is seeking service connection for a dental disability to qualify for VA outpatient dental treatment. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and development.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for psychosis, not otherwise specified, should be March 30, 1996, which is the day following the veteran's separation from active duty.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the Veterans' Compensation Act for injuries sustained during a VA hospitalization. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical records and determine if the current condition can be attributed to carelessness, negligence, or error on the part of the VA.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for the issue of head injury.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the amount of $18,061 due to her bad faith in creating the debt.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a back injury, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the Regional Office for additional consideration.

The Board has ordered further development in your case, including the submission of additional evidence. The appeal is about whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for a nervous condition.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for cold injury residuals of each foot and TDIU benefits were denied by the Board. The case is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and address due process concerns.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to lack of evidence showing a causal link between any disability and service, including exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted sufficient to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a neck injury. The evidence suggests that his current neck disability is related to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the post-operative residuals of right gynecomastia and the residuals of fractures of the right fourth and fifth metatarsals, both rated at 10 percent. The appellant's right first toe arthritis is not related to his period of active service or to already service-connected disability.

The veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the low back is granted an increased rating to 10 percent.

The veteran's eyes were injured during service, but the current condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,There is no evidence of residuals from a right leg hamstring injury that would warrant service connection.

The veteran's small airways disease was rated at 30 percent prior to April 5, 2001 and increased to 60 percent effective from that date. The current rating of 60 percent is maintained.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional examination and development of evidence related to service connection for a skin rash.

The Board denied an increased rating for residuals of left mandible fracture and granted a noncompensable evaluation. The claim for a higher rating for seventh cranial nerve paralysis affecting the left side of the face was also denied.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his duodenal ulcer and has also granted a retroactive effective date of January 13, 1998 for service connection of PTSD.

The veteran's prostate disability is denied as the weight of evidence does not support a causal connection to VA treatment. The issue of reopening his claim for service connection for residuals of a left tibia fracture is remanded.