Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is granted as he meets the eligibility criteria for basic education benefits under Chapter 30 of the Veterans' Benefits Act.

The Board found that the veteran's skin rash on both thighs was not incurred in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of disability compensation benefits in the amount of $3,375.02 due to fault on his part and unjust enrichment.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute to his death from aspiration pneumonia due to a cerebrovascular accident.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA death benefits, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted since the February 1998 decision.

The Board found no evidence of a skin rash, weakness in the arms and legs or deterioration of the spine due to service. The back condition was attributed to an injury sustained during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his neuropsychiatric disorder and chronic brain syndrome, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran sustained a closed head injury in service, which led to an organic affective disorder and a mild neurocognitive disorder. The personality changes were also attributed to this injury. However, there is no evidence of PTSD or post-concussive disorder.

The Board denied the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected organic brain disease manifested by left upper extremity weakness, finding that there is no evidence to support an increased rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a left elbow disorder and Reiter's Syndrome, finding no current evidence of these conditions.

The Board denied the reduction of the veteran's disability rating from 60% to 20%, finding that the evidence did not support a restoration of the higher rating.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the case is no longer under jurisdiction.

The Board has found that the veteran's service-connected chronic labyrinthitis presents an exceptional or unusual disability picture due to marked interference with employment, warranting referral for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a left eye disorder attributable to his service or service-connected right eye disorder, and thus denied both claims for service connection and increased rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizoaffective disorder, finding no evidence of a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder during service or within one year after service. The Board concluded that the current psychiatric disability was not related to service.

The veteran's urinary disorder, diagnosed as chronic cystitis, was first shown in service. The Board found that the veteran's urinary symptoms were attributable to the disease entity diagnosed as chronic cystitis and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed the appellant's claim for retroactive payment of benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 3500 (Chapter 35, Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance) as there is no legal merit to the appeal.

The Board found that there is no evidence linking the veteran's current degenerative changes of the right foot to any incident of service, including a claimed fracture. The preponderance of medical evidence does not support the claim for service connection.

The veteran's right great toe disability has been rated as traumatic arthritis at the metatarsophalangeal joint, resulting in a 10% evaluation since September 3, 1992.

The Board has determined that the character of the appellant's discharge constitutes a bar to certain VA benefits, including compensation and health care.