Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding no evidence of a preexisting condition aggravated by service and no relationship between her current symptoms and military service.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for Stargardt's macular dystrophy.

The veteran withdrew his appeal seeking to reopen his claim for service connection for a sinus disorder, and thus the issue is dismissed.

The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of an overpayment due to his failure to file within the 180-day period from notification of the debt.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin condition, diagnosed as PMLE, began during active service and is therefore granted service connection.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed as he withdrew his appeal in November 2002, satisfied with the November 2001 rating decision.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing before a traveling member of the Board.

The veteran's service connection claim for dental trauma to teeth 7, 8, 9, and 10 was granted as these missing teeth were incurred during active duty.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10% rating for residuals of a fractured pelvis was denied as he did not file the required appeal within one year of receiving notification of his October 6, 1955, non-compensable rating decision.

The appellant's service does not legally qualify him for entitlement to VA non-service-connected disability pension due to the absence of legal merit, or the lack of entitlement under the law.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, but the appellant received dependency and indemnity compensation benefits effective May 17, 2001, based on a liberalizing law that became effective in October 1978. The RO revised the effective date to reflect this.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for peptic ulcer disease and eligibility for non-service-connected pension benefits. The Board found that the preexisting peptic ulcer disease existed prior to service and did not undergo a chronic increase in severity during active duty, thus denying service connection. Additionally, the appellant did not meet the basic eligibility requirements for non-service-connected pension benefits.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for head injury and ear disorders, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic disease or disability incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board has granted the maximum evaluations for all three service-connected disabilities, with no further increase in evaluation possible.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected rheumatic fever substantially or materially contributed to his death due to cardiac arrhythmia, hypotension, dehydration, and gastroenteritis.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected foot disabilities, characterized as hallux valgus with arthritis and metatarsalgia, are currently rated at 10 percent for each foot. The evidence did not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's hairy-cell leukemia, finding that it is related to his exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his service-connected enucleation, left eye with prosthesis did not contribute substantially or materially to cause his death.

The veteran's hypertensive cardiovascular disease was evaluated at a 60 percent rating from September 2, 1993 to January 11, 1998. The claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 60 percent prior to this period remains pending.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the veteran's hypertensive cardiovascular disease with inferior wall ischemia, finding that the manifestations did not meet criteria for a higher rating under either the old or new rating schedules.