Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a current dental condition related to the veteran's inservice Vincent's angina and concluded that it did not cause his current periodontal disease.

The veteran was hospitalized at Bradley County Memorial Hospital due to a medical emergency, and treatment by a VA facility was not feasibly available. The Board found that the hospitalization was warranted as it did not involve a service-connected condition or an associated aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The Board dismissed the case because it lacked jurisdiction to review the April 1995 contingent attorney fee agreement.

The Board found that the veteran's current residuals of a concussion, diagnosed as status post closed head injury, are related to his active service and granted his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's amputations of the left leg were not due to treatment received at a VA facility and did not result in additional disability. The claim was denied.

The Board found that the overpayment was not properly created for a portion of the period from February 1997 through March 1999, and the remaining overpayment was properly created. The veteran's intentional failure to report his income resulted in an overpayment, which is denied due to bad faith.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral defective hearing does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for dental disorders other than those affecting teeth 23, 25, and 26 due to lack of evidence supporting the claim.

The Board denied service connection for ulcerative colitis in August 1969, finding no evidence of onset during service or a causal link to service. The decision was upheld as supported by the record and consistent with law.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a current bilateral hip disorder that was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to VA disability benefits, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted. The Court vacated this decision and remanded the case for further verification of the appellant's service as a Philippine Scout in the U.S. Army.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 1, 1996 for the award of DIC based on entitlement under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to HIV/AIDS contracted through blood transfusions during VA treatment.

The RO needs to formally adjudicate the validity and amount of the appellant's debt, provide her with information about her right to appeal these issues, and return the case to the Board for further consideration if denied.

The Board has determined that avascular necrosis of the hips was incurred in service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the application to reopen the claim for service connection for prostatitis, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented sufficient to reopen the previously denied claim.

The VA denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for the veteran's service-connected pain disorder, which is characterized as a conversion disorder with back pain. The disability currently manifests primarily by intermittent depression and anxiety associated with physical symptoms such as aches and pains.

The veteran's death was caused by complications from VA treatment, including bowel obstruction and dementia. The Board found that the 1994 surgery resulted in additional disabilities and contributed to his death.

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, characterized as depressive neurosis, was productive of not more than definite social impairment and not more than considerable industrial impairment during the period from October 4, 1972 to June 9, 1977.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for numbness of the extremities, attributing it to Agent Orange exposure. The Board found no evidence of a chronic disease within one year post-service and concluded that the current condition is not related to service or Agent Orange exposure.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of HIV has been dismissed due to his death.