Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's dysthymia is related to his period of active service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for myopia, finding that it is a refractive error and not a disease or injury within the meaning of applicable legislation.

The Board has determined that the service-connected gastroenteritis does not warrant a rating higher than the current 10 percent, as it is characterized by frequent episodes of bowel disturbance with abdominal distress.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed as he withdrew his substantive appeal in March 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back disability warrants a 60 percent rating, and his service-connected disabilities necessitate the regular aid or assistance of another person to help him perform some activities of daily living.

The veteran's total abdominal hysterectomy was determined to be incurred as a result of in-service gynecological symptoms, leading to the grant of service connection.

The veteran's skin conditions, including vitiligo with photophobia and depigmentation on exposed areas, were granted a 30 percent rating. His pulmonary disability remains at 10 percent, and his low back disability is also rated at 10 percent. The TDIU rating was granted.

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

The appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA compensation or pension is denied due to a lack of qualifying service with the United States Armed Forces.

The veteran's loss of sense of smell, anosmia, is found to be related to the multiple concussions he suffered during service and thus service connection is granted.

The veteran's funding fee of $3480 on his VA guaranteed home loan cannot be waived due to the specific legal requirement that a veteran must be receiving compensation for service-connected disability at the time the funding fee is incurred. The veteran did not start receiving compensation until after he paid the funding fee.

The veteran's income exceeded the annual maximum VA pension rate, which disallowed payment for services provided by Fremont County Ambulance, LDS Hospital Life Flight, and Gold Cross Ambulance on November 29, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed head and neck injuries are not related to service, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left leg disability, including thrombus of the superficial femoral vein, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of VA vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowance, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The veteran's gynecological disorder and iron deficiency anemia were found to have onset in service, but a chronic condition was not established. The left knee disability received a 20% evaluation effective from July 1991.

The veteran's death was not caused by active service or VA medical treatment, and he did not have a claim pending for the benefits sought at the time of his death.

The Board found that the April 30, 1969 rating decision granting service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left thigh and assigning it a noncompensable evaluation was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for apportionment of the veteran's compensation benefits on behalf of his minor children, effective from September 1, 1991 to December 23, 1998.