Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's back disorder is related to injuries sustained during active service and grants his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his schizoaffective disorder, finding that he did not receive proper notification of his appellate rights in 1964.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of urethral stricture disease is related to his service, specifically his treatment for urethritis in 1955. As a result, the veteran's claim for service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's duodenal ulcer with hiatal hernia did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as his disability was not moderately severe or persistently recurrent with dysphagia, pyrosis, and considerable impairment of health.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran meets all three criteria for service connection, including a diagnosis of PTSD and a link between current symptoms and in-service stressors. As such, the claim for post-traumatic stress disorder is granted.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's right hand disorder to his active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed disabilities, finding no current residuals of gunshot wounds or shrapnel injuries in his service records and noting that he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations. The claims were based on unconfirmed assertions of injury during service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right knee disability was denied, and he is currently rated at 30 percent. The issue of entitlement to an extraschedular evaluation or total rating based on individual unemployability was also denied.

The veteran's degenerative joint disease of multiple joints is currently evaluated as 20 percent disabling.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for postoperative residuals, tonsillectomy due to lack of residual symptoms.

The Board found that the veteran's spermatocele with right testicle removal was not present during service or for more than a year thereafter, and it was not caused by any incident of service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's HIV-related illness is manifested by recurrent constitutional symptoms, diarrhea, and weight loss. The criteria for a disability rating of 60 percent are met.

The veteran died in 1998 and there is no evidence of a claim for service connection for stomach cancer being filed prior to his death. Therefore, the appellant's request for accrued benefits based on this condition is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 12, 1999 for service connection for fracture of the left femur with leg shortening due to his failure to provide requested evidence within one year and because the February 1996 decision denying service connection was final.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hallucinogen perception disorder, finding that it was not incurred in line of duty due to his own drug use.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an adjustment disorder, finding that it was decided on the merits without involving any new evidence or a presumption.

The Board found that recovery of the overpayment would not be against equity and good conscience, as there was significant fault on the part of the veteran but collection would not deprive him or his spouse of basic necessities.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal due to his death while the case was pending.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.