Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's adjustment disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, effective January 8, 1996. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his left knee disability and service connection for a right knee disability due to lack of evidence showing a link between the disabilities and military service.

The Board found that the veteran's chest pain is not related to his military service and denied his claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right inguinal hernia, finding that there is no medical evidence of a right inguinal hernia during service and no competent medical evidence relating his current right inguinal hernia to service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 (formerly 38 U.S.C.A. § 351) due to new and material evidence showing that he has an additional jaw disability as a result of VA medical treatment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ulnar nerve neuritis, due to subluxating ulnar nerve at the elbow, post operative, major hand is currently rated as 20 percent disabling and does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery of the overpayment of VA improved death pension benefits in the amount of $4,400.00 due to severe financial hardship and the fact that recovery would defeat the purpose for which benefits were intended.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer is not related to his service or service-connected prostatitis, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for residuals of a left femur fracture, with injury to the peroneal nerve and painful motion of the left hip. The preponderance of evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his substantive appeal.

The VA has determined that the veteran does not have an additional cardiovascular disorder as a result of VA medical treatment, and thus his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's right hand laceration with residuals is manifested by no more than mild incomplete paralysis, and thus does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The Board found no current evidence of a respiratory disorder or night sweats, and thus denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant's spouse had no qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces and therefore, the appellant is not eligible for VA benefits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for fungus growth in his ears, finding that there is no evidence linking any current disability to his military service.

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's post-operative recurrent right inguinal hernia and denied an increased rating for his genitofemoral causalgia residuals on the right, as secondary to service-connected residuals of post-operative repair of a right inguinal hernia.

The Board has remanded the case to consider new evidence under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and to schedule a hearing for the veteran.

The veteran's loan guaranty indebtedness was denied because of his failure to obtain a release of liability when he sold the property, resulting in the VA charging the debt to him.

The veteran's chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma is granted as a result of exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.