Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected traumatic cataract of the left eye is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is not in excess of what is warranted by the evidence.

The appellant's application for VA nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied as he did not establish the required service.

The Board has granted service connection for vaginitis and assigned a noncompensable disability rating, effective from November 1, 2000.

The Board has determined that the overpayment was solely due to VA administrative error and thus, it is invalid. As a result, the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of the overpayment in compensation is granted.

The veteran claims service connection for degenerative joint disease of the spine, but his claim is remanded due to unverified National Guard service and incomplete medical records.

The veteran's request for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals was postponed due to work commitments. The case is being remanded back to the RO for scheduling a personal hearing at the RO before a traveling member of the Board.

The Board denied the appellant's attempt to reopen her claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the veteran for VA purposes, finding that the evidence submitted since the previous decision was not new and material.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for actinic keratoses as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, finding no evidence linking his current skin disorders to his military service.

The Board has decided that the veteran's lung disorder is service-connected, based on direct evidence.

The Board has determined that a compensable disability evaluation for the veteran's left varicocele is not warranted.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current corneal abrasion disorder and denied his claim for service connection. Additionally, he was referred to the RO for initial consideration of increased evaluations for arteriosclerotic heart disease with angina and hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for SMC at a rate in excess of the intermediate rate between 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(m) and (n), finding that his service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for such an increase.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increase in the apportionment of her husband's non-service-connected pension benefits and a retroactive effective date.,Specifically, the Board found that the appellant did not demonstrate financial hardship warranting increased apportioned payments from October 1, 1998 to March 20, 2000.

The veteran's claim for VA disability compensation due to treatment rendered by VA in November 1997 was denied as there is no evidence of additional disability related to the treatment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right leg varicose veins began during his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for dental trauma, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and that the condition did not meet the criteria for VA outpatient treatment.

The veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of spinal meningitis and dermatophytosis were denied, as the medical evidence did not establish a link to his military service. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD was also denied.

The claimant's motion to determine whether clear and unmistakable error exists in the March 1998 Board decision has been dismissed without prejudice to refiling.

The Board has restored a 10 percent evaluation for the postoperative residuals of tailor's bunionectomy of the left foot and granted an increased (compensable) evaluation for the postoperative residuals of tailor's bunionectomy of the right foot.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA psychiatric and foot examinations. The veteran's PTSD will be evaluated under both old and new rating criteria, and a new examination is required to assess his onychomycosis.