Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for osteomyelitis of the left femur, finding no evidence of active osteomyelitis since 1988 and concluding that a compensable evaluation is not warranted under Diagnostic Code 5000.

The appellant is recognized as the surviving spouse of the veteran for VA purposes.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected atrophy of the left testicle, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code due to his failure to meet basic eligibility criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a left leg injury is granted, as all reasonable doubt in his favor has been resolved.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left index finger injury as there is no current medical evidence of such disability and it was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of facial paralysis and the veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his seventh cranial nerve condition is denied.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of new and material evidence for arthritis of the back, reopening his previously denied claim. The issue of an increased evaluation for neuritis of the thoracic region remains pending.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have current residuals of a head injury incurred during service, and therefore is not entitled to service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a nervous disorder, finding that the new evidence submitted was not material.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his patellofemoral syndrome and degenerative joint disease of the knees have been denied. The RO has granted service connection, but did not provide the requested higher ratings.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating greater than 60 percent for neurogenic bladder secondary to spina bifida of the sacrum, upper segments, with meningocele as there is no evidence of frequent hospitalizations or marked interference with employment due to this service-connected condition.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic lung disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for mitral valve regurgitation, finding that it did not manifest to a degree of 10% within one year after separation from active service and could not be presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange or other presumptive conditions.

The VA has determined that the veteran's cause of death, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia leukemia, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not presumed to be related to exposure to herbicides. The claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his military service, including any potential exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board found that the appellant did not submit a timely request for waiver of indebtedness, and thus denied his appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of September 1, 1999, for additional pension benefits for his dependent child. The decision stated that the veteran did not provide timely information to add the child as a dependent.

The Board determined that the veteran's former spouse, [redacted], was improperly included in his compensation benefits from October 1, 1978 to November 1, 1983. The effective date for additional compensation benefits for the veteran's current spouse, [redacted], is set at March 15, 1996.

The Committee waived $8,416.80 of the existing overpayment due to the veteran's reliance on his eligibility for Social Security benefits and VA pension benefits, which resulted in an overpayment. The remaining $10,625.20 was denied as it would cause undue hardship.