Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran does not have a current skin disability and the VA has found no evidence of such. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's HIV/AIDS to his active service or to a VA medical procedure, and thus denied both claims.

The veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment in his VA pension benefits was denied due to the failure to complete financial status reports and inconsistencies in reporting income, which resulted in an overpayment. The Board found that recovery would not be against the principles of equity and good conscience.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for left ear otitis media due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial in February 1949.

The Board has determined that the veteran developed shin splints during service and continues to experience symptoms, granting service connection for bilateral shin splints.

The VA determined that the veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound to Muscle Groups II, V, and VI, with multiple retained foreign bodies do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right eye and left forearm, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to a lack of timely notice of disagreement. The July 1989 rating decision was found not to contain clear and unmistakable error.

The VA has determined that the appellant's arthritis of the thoracic spine does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The veteran died in October 2000 and did not meet the legal requirements for burial benefits, including plot allowance and transportation expenses.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for leukopenia, finding that it is not a disease or injury and thus cannot be granted.

The VA determined that the current medical evidence does not clinically confirm the presence of shin splints, and therefore denied service connection for bilateral shin splints.

The Board granted evaluations of 20 percent for the veteran's right foot and left foot cold injury residuals, effective as of January 27, 1998.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for compensation under Section 1151 of Title 38, U.S. Code, for loss of sight in his left eye due to multiple failed surgeries related to diabetic retinopathy.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disability from gouty arthritis or an eye disorder incurred during his active military service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of gunshot wound to the abdomen, with residual scars and injury to Muscle Group XIX. The claim for increased ratings for the other conditions remains pending.

The Board has denied the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of VA loan guaranty indebtedness in the amount of $9,854.77.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's GSW of the left leg, finding that his condition did not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for left hydrocele with hydrocelectomy was denied as there is no evidence showing that the condition is of sufficient severity to warrant a higher evaluation. The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ was also denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits other than those authorized by Chapter 17, finding that his discharge was under dishonorable conditions due to willful and persistent misconduct. However, a medical opinion established that he may have been insane at the time of his offenses.