Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the appellant's discharge was due to willful and persistent misconduct, constituting dishonorable conditions. Therefore, his discharge is a bar to VA benefits.

The appellant has no valid documentation verifying his military service, and therefore does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for VA disability benefits.

The veteran is entitled to special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ due to service-connected back disability, despite having had a vasectomy.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim was not properly notified of her rights and obligations under the VCAA, and thus the case is being remanded for further action.

The Board found that the veteran's alleged error was not CUE on its face and did not provide specific reasons as to why a different result would have been reached. The claim of CUE in the June 1957 rating decision is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, skin disorder, and cardiovascular disorder due to herbicide exposure. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for prostate disability, including benign prostatic hypertrophy and adenocarcinoma of the prostate, concluding that there was no relationship between any current prostate condition and an enlarged prostate noted during military service.

The Board found that the appellant had no recognized active service and therefore is not a veteran for purposes of VA benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for non-service-connected disability pension benefits as his service did not meet threshold eligibility requirements.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for the veteran's skull injury, as there was no in-service injury and no medical evidence linking the current condition to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of cancer of the right leg as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability, finding that there was no evidence supporting this contention.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected status post fractured pelvis with right hip pain, effective July 1, 2001.

The Board is remanding the case for further development, including scheduling a videoconference hearing before the Board at the next available opportunity.

The Board has granted a 20% disability rating for the veteran's service-connected patellofemoral syndrome and degenerative changes in the right knee. The current medical findings do not warrant a higher evaluation under any applicable rating codes.

The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of a cold injury to the lower extremities, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant's Behçet's syndrome most nearly approximates a disability manifested by symptom combinations productive of definite impairment of health or by incapacitating episodes occurring not more than three times per year, warranting a 40 percent rating.

The veteran's claim for higher SMC was denied as he does not meet the criteria for a rate above the intermediate level between 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(l) and (m).

The veteran's duodenal ulcer disease with colonic motility dysfunction has been manifested by more or less constant abdominal distress, but absent active duodenal ulcer disease. The Board finds that the evidence supports a rating of 30 percent for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's current back disability, ankylosing spondylitis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 32, Title 38, United States Code due to his failure to resume contributions to the program.