Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of well-groundedness and requests that additional evidence be obtained before deciding the claim.

The veteran's appeal is denied as he is not entitled to an effective date earlier than May 27, 1992 for the grant of a total disability rating for compensation purposes due to individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of the surgical removal of an undescended right testicle, finding no new and material evidence. The claim of service connection for defective hearing is pending.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right upper extremity disability, secondary to his service-connected amputation of the left arm below the insertion of the deltoid.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for a left toe condition, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board found that the VA's action of withholding disability compensation until severance pay was recouped was proper and in accordance with applicable law and regulation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected herniated nucleus pulposus, post-operative, L4-5, status post fusion, as it did not meet the criteria for a higher disability evaluation.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for loss of sense of taste, which he claimed was related to his service-connected postoperative nasal fracture with breathing impairment.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation benefits due to the absence of legal merit or lack of entitlement under the law.

The Board denied service connection for right eye disability in December 1983 and found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim. The RO declined to reopen the claim again, leading to this decision.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for tonsillectomy residuals is being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and an examination.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized private hospital care from March 30, 1997 to April 1, 1997 was denied because prior authorization by VA for the treatment was not obtained and he did not meet the legal criteria for payment or reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disability, characterized by no appreciable limitation of flexion and limited extension to 10 degrees with moderate instability, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's myelodysplastic syndrome is not due to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal link between his military service and his death from heart disease.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic eye disorder, as there was no evidence of any chronic disability present in service or thereafter.

The veteran's urticaria was found to have been incurred in service and continues today.,His irritable colon syndrome, which he contends has its onset during service, is now rated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because the substantive appeal was not filed within the required time frame.

The veteran is seeking service connection for diverticulosis, which he claims was present during his military service. The VA needs to provide a medical opinion regarding whether the current condition can be linked to his active duty.