Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for post traumatic stress disorder and bilateral foot calluses, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of enlarged prostate and a combined evaluation greater than 40 percent. The veteran was granted service connection for enlarged prostate with a 10% rating, but his combined evaluation remained at 40%.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and a disability rating for abdominal and pelvic adhesions, finding that the earliest claim was filed on September 20, 1999.

The Board found no evidence of current malaria or its residuals, and there was insufficient medical nexus to link any past malaria to service. The veteran's claim for service connection for malaria is denied.

The Board determined that the appellant did not have recognized active service with the United States Armed Forces and therefore is not a veteran for purposes of receiving VA benefits.

The veteran's appeal is about getting a higher disability evaluation for urinary incontinence, which is related to prostatectomy. The RO needs to clarify if the issue was reviewed by a Decision Review Officer and then reassess the case.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional allowance for special monthly death pension benefits based on the need for regular aid and attendance, finding that she does not meet the criteria established by VA regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left leg, finding that there was no evidence of such an injury during his recognized active service and that any current disability is not related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder effective from April 7, 1995, the date of receipt of the veteran's application to reopen his claim.

The Board has determined that the appellant's income exceeds the maximum annual income for improved death pension benefits for a surviving spouse with one child, and thus denied her claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to June 25, 2001, for the grant of service connection and special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person. The earliest documentation of intent to claim these benefits was a VA Form 21-4138 submitted by the veteran on June 25, 2001.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected scar as a residual of a pilonidal cystectomy does not meet the criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent under the former provisions of Diagnostic Code 7803 or 7804, and thus denied his claim.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's gunshot wound to the right thigh, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting duodenal ulcer disease increased in severity during service, warranting service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an apportionment of the veteran's disability compensation benefits, finding that she is not entitled to such benefits as her marriage to the veteran did not meet legal requirements.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hiatal hernia with reflux, duodenitis, and gastritis warrants a 30 percent evaluation since September 1, 1995.

The Board found no evidence of HIV-related illness during the veteran's active service and concluded that it was not incurred or aggravated by service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder is not related to service, including exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of service connection for Crohn's disease due to new and material evidence submitted since the last denial.

The Board finds that the veteran's hiatal hernia had its onset in service and grants service connection for this condition.