Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, acute myelogenous leukemia, was not related to his military service or any service-connected disability. The appellant's claim for service connection on a direct basis is denied.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's right foot gunshot wound disability, finding that it only produced moderate impairment.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a fungal infection of his feet, concluding that it was not incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected intervertebral disc disease was denied due to his failure to report for a VA examination without good cause.

The Board found that the veteran's skin condition did not begin during service or is not causally related to any incident of active duty, including exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has found that the veteran's current neuroma/nerve entrapment of the right leg is causally linked to in-service surgery, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's left knee disability due to instability and has also granted a separate 10 percent rating for arthritis of the left knee with limitation of motion. The appeal is not about service connection, but rather about the appropriate evaluations based on current symptoms.

The Board found that the overpayment of $1995.00 was created solely by administrative error and not due to any fault of the veteran, thus granting the veteran's appeal.

The Board denied service connection for blurry vision and pruritic scalp, finding no current disability or evidence of a nexus to service.

The appellant is not eligible for VA death benefits as he is over the age of 23 and does not meet the criteria for a 'child' of his father's former military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive payment of Dependents' Educational Assistance due to her application being received over one year after her enrollment period ended, and there was no evidence of VA error in denying her eligibility.

The appellant's deceased spouse did not have the required military service to qualify for VA benefits, and thus her claim is denied.

The Board found that the appellant's marriage to the veteran was not deemed valid for VA purposes due to her prior marriage and its unresolved status.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not service-connected due to his pre-existing nicotine addiction, which he developed prior to service.

The VA determined that the appellant's deceased husband did not have qualifying service with the United States Armed Forces, thus denying his claim for basic eligibility for VA death benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran sustained nasal fractures in service and currently suffers from a deviated septum, which is considered a residual of those injuries. Therefore, service connection for residuals of a nasal fracture is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection of Osgood-Schlatter's disease, finding that the May 1968 rating decision denying his original claim was final and that no request to reopen the claim had been received prior to October 20, 1997.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for alopecia universalis is denied as there is no evidence of ulceration, extensive exfoliation or crusting, systemic manifestations, or exceptional repugnancy. The maximum evaluation under the revised criteria is 20 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of frozen feet and Raynaud's disease were denied as his conditions did not warrant a rating in excess of the assigned percentages.

The Board has remanded the case for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge of the Board at the Los Angeles, California, RO.