Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 7, 2000, for the award of a dependency allowance for his third child was granted. The effective date is set to June [redacted], 1996.

The veteran's VA disability compensation benefits are apportioned to the appellant on behalf of C. M. G., his daughter, up to the date she turned 18 years old.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is required due to the VCAA, and the case is being remanded for further consideration.

The Board has determined that the case must be remanded to the RO due to procedural defects in notification and development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected postoperative regional enteritis, Crohn's disease was denied by the RO. The case is being remanded to gather additional medical records and conduct further examination.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing disability.

The Board has reinstated the original 20 percent rating for postoperative residuals of a left meniscectomy, finding that there was not reasonable certainty of improvement in the veteran's condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant's hyperprolactinemia and galactorrhea secondary to pituitary microadenoma are service-connected. The claims for neck strain and back strain have been reopened due to new evidence, but service connection is not granted as there is no direct link between these conditions and her military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current wife, [redacted], can be recognized as his dependent spouse for pension benefits purposes. The decision is based on the presumption of validity of a second marriage due to evidence showing no divorce from the first marriage.

The Board found that the veteran failed to timely request waiver of overpayments due to underreporting of family income, and thus denied the waiver requests.

The veteran's appeal for special monthly pension on the basis of need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound has been dismissed due to his death.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his varicose veins of the left leg was granted, with a rating of 40 percent effective July 8, 1996.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected prostatitis, effective May 15, 1997.

The Board determined that the veteran's current gastrointestinal disability, manifested by a motility disorder, is causally related to his service and granted service connection for this condition.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a left eye disorder.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post traumatic stress disorder, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD resulting from an in-service stressor.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder, claimed as secondary to service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with depression, remains denied.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to insufficient evidence and further development being required.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability of his lumbar spine, which he claims resulted from a VA surgery in February 1995. The case has been remanded to review medical records and possibly conduct further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for loss of sense of smell and an initial noncompensable evaluation for unilateral taste disturbance, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.