Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant did not timely file a Substantive Appeal regarding the overpayment of education benefits.

The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's degenerative joint disease of both knees, but only to a maximum of 20 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected traumatic arthritis of the left and right knees were denied as there was no evidence to support a rating in excess of the current assigned disability ratings.

The veteran's claim for monetary benefits for birth defects in his children, claimed as a residual of his exposure to Agent Orange during service, is denied because there is no medical evidence showing that the children have spina bifida.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to an absence of error of fact or law, as the July 2002 and February 2003 rating decisions granted the benefits sought on appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of myasthenia gravis, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to service. The VA examiner concluded that the currently diagnosed ocular myasthenia is not related to service.

The veteran's appeal on the issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than January 12, 1998, for a grant of separate ratings for cold injuries of the hands and feet was improperly dismissed. The Board granted service connection for HIV but dismissed other issues.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for separate ratings of cold injuries of the hands and feet, finding that such a grant cannot be made prior to January 12, 1998 due to the effective date of the amended regulation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a liver disability, finding no current evidence of such disability and concluding that it was not incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for residuals of colon cancer due to radiation exposure is being remanded for additional development.

The Board found that the veteran's current left hip disability is likely due to a fall during a seizure in May 1986, and granted service connection for residuals of a fracture of the left hip.

The Board has granted service connection for the appellant's interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, finding that it is related to asbestos exposure during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip disorder and for increased evaluations for other conditions, finding no evidence of an injury or trauma to his left hip in service and concluding that any current left hip disability is not related to his back condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased ratings have been denied due to his failure to cooperate with VA in providing necessary evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected status post discectomy at L4-L5 and decompression of L4-L5 and L5-S1 warrants a rating of 60 percent, effective from November 1993.

The veteran's menstrual disorder, which has persisted for more than six months and to a compensable degree, is considered as an undiagnosed illness resulting from service in the Persian Gulf War. The Board finds that this condition meets the criteria for service connection.

The Board found no current acquired psychiatric disorder and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for poliomyelitis, concluding that there was no evidence to support a finding of in-service onset or aggravation.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected right fourth finger disability, which is manifested by functional limitation due to pain and degenerative changes of the proximal interphalangeal joint.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for loss of teeth is denied as there is no evidence showing a dental disorder incurred or aggravated by service.