Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's left knee disorder, characterized as postoperative status, left medial meniscectomy with severe degenerative changes, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board has determined that the current rating adequately reflects the severity of his disability.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent effective October 31, 1992. His hypertension was incurred during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a left hip disorder as secondary to his service-connected right first metatarsal fracture and denied his increased evaluations for compression fracture of L1 and right first metatarsal fracture, finding that he failed to report for VA examinations without good cause.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder is well grounded. The examiner diagnosed chronic idiopathic urticaria, which was attributed to 1991 and thus established as originating in service.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits in the amount of $1,051.11 due to fault on the part of the veteran and lack of financial hardship.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not have a valid marriage to the veteran at the time of his death, and thus is not entitled to recognition as his surviving spouse for VA benefit purposes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's decreased right eye visual acuity resulting from his 1992 cataract surgery is an unintended consequence of the treatment, and thus compensable under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's hiatal hernia with deformity of the duodenal bulb was granted a 30% rating effective September 5, 1997. The condition had been service-connected since February 24, 1993.

The veteran was granted service connection for fecal incontinence and neurogenic bladder, both secondary to his service-connected ankylosis of the left hip joint and status postoperative arthroplasty of the right hip joint. The effective date is August 1, 1998.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied because the loss of vision in his right eye was not caused by the June 1988 surgery at a VA facility.

The Board denied the overpayment of improved death pension benefits and the request for waiver of recovery, stating that the existence of the overpayment has not been properly determined.

The veteran's chronic chest pain, which required medication for relief, had its onset during her military service and is now granted as service connection.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for her bilateral tubal ligation is being remanded due to the need for further development, including a VA gynecological examination.

The Board denied the appellant's request to waive recovery of a loan guaranty indebtedness due to his fault in creating the debt and lack of undue hardship. The decision found that the appellant defaulted on his mortgage payments multiple times, primarily due to financial difficulties caused by unexpected medical expenses and unemployment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-operative residuals of a nose injury, finding that his pre-existing nasal disability did not increase in severity during service.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for arthritis, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected diverticulosis and irritable colon syndrome, finding that his condition more closely approximates moderate irritable colon syndrome.

The Board has granted an initial compensable evaluation of 10 percent for the veteran's right elbow disability effective from January 3, 2000.

The Board denied service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome and bilateral eye disability due to exposure to ionizing radiation, finding no causal link between the conditions and the veteran's military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident with right hemiplegia as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The issue regarding an effective date prior to August 1, 1996, for the grant of service connection for right leg radiculopathy with foot drop is not legally meritorious.