Other conditions Board decisions

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

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right distal tibia, finding moderate limitation of motion.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of proper notification and development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The veteran's claims for service connection are being reviewed again with additional examinations and notifications.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The veteran's service-connected urethral stricture is causing significant urinary frequency and nocturia, which clearly interferes with his normal employability. Therefore, a 10 percent rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected subtotal gastrectomy, finding that the current 20 percent evaluation adequately reflects the severity of his symptoms.

The appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits was denied as his service did not meet the required criteria. The appeal is also dismissed because he failed to establish service connection for a right arm disability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vascular disease and its residuals, including recurrent transient ischemic attacks and cerebral vascular accidents with visual impairment and loss of sex drive, as secondary to nicotine dependence is denied. The initial rating for nicotine dependence remains noncompensable.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the Board denied all claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda was incurred in active military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's overpayment of Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits was waived due to the principles of equity and good conscience, given his financial situation and lack of intent to defraud.

The appellant's initial eligibility for educational benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code is established based on his service obligations and honorable discharges.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds to muscle groups XV and XIII do not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Board found that the veteran's current left knee disability, diagnosed as patellofemoral syndrome, is etiologically related to the knee pathology documented in service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a ruptured navel, finding that no new and material evidence had been presented.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected left upper extremity disability did not warrant a higher rating as his symptoms, including reduced sensation and dexterity in the hand, were adequately addressed by the current 20 percent rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for ventral hernia. As a result, the claim is denied.

The Board found that the initial 30 percent evaluation assigned following the grant of service connection for the veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features was proper.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a gynecological disability.