Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a throat disorder, residuals of catarrhal fever, and ulcer disease. The Board found that there was no evidence of chronic conditions related to these disorders during or within one year after service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for chronic bilateral otitis media with deafness and granted it, finding new and material evidence to support the claim.

The veteran's spinal fusion at L4-L5 is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the overpayment of $303.80 for educational benefits was properly created and thus denied the veteran's appeal.

The VA determined that the veteran's left clavicle fracture does not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as his current disability does not warrant an increased rating beyond 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 15, 1997 for the grant of non-service-connected pension.

The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of death pension benefits in the amount of $9,160 due to her failure to report income and her significant fault in creating the overpayment. The decision also noted that she currently has financial hardship.

The Board has granted a rating of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected verruca vulgaris (warts) on the left hand and wrist, effective from August 30, 2002. The condition is rated as superficial scars with poorly nourished areas that do not meet criteria for higher ratings under the amended regulations.

The Board found that the January 1970 and August 1996 RO rating decisions denying service connection for a psychiatric disability were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The claim was denied because there was no evidence of a current disability in service or due to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a duodenal ulcer and hiatal hernia, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral dermatophytosis, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the old or new rating criteria.

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

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected gastrointestinal disability was denied because he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without providing good cause.

The appellant's income exceeded the maximum allowable rate for non-service connected death pension benefits, thus she is not eligible for these benefits.

The Board found that the veteran's one-eighth inch scar at the proximal crease of the left ring finger, which is a residual from an in-service laceration injury, was incurred during active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disorder, finding that there is no medical evidence relating this condition to his military service or his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for psoriatic arthritis, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis and concluding that any arthritis is not related to his service-connected psoriasis.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's TMJ syndrome does not warrant a higher disability evaluation, as her inter-incisal range is within the range requiring a 20 percent disability evaluation under Diagnostic Code 9905.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for claimed additional disability from blood clot due to VA hospitalization and medical care in January 1997, finding no evidence of negligence or fault on the part of VA.

The Board has determined that there is no objective evidence of chronic residuals of a groin injury incurred in service, and thus the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a groin injury was denied.