Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a joint disorder, lung disorder, and rash are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of an undiagnosed illness or any other basis for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left lung injury in service resulted in current residuals of pneumonia, and there is sufficient medical evidence to support a finding that her thoracic spine disorder may be related to her military service. The claims are therefore granted.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including the residuals of injury to Muscle Group XVI, left thigh; residuals of injury to Muscle Group XXII, neck; and incomplete paralysis of external popliteal nerve, left, are rated at their maximum allowable levels. The RO has not granted any additional ratings for these conditions.

The veteran's diagnosed PUD with hiatal hernia, antral gastritis and duodenitis was not present in service or to a compensable degree within one year of his discharge. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema prior to October 7, 1996 was productive of moderate impairment, warranting a 30 percent rating.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied as there is no evidence of additional disability resulting from the appendectomy performed at a VA facility.

The veteran's service-connected back disorder renders him individually unemployable, and the Board has granted restoration of his total rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has determined that a rating in excess of 10 percent for the service-connected patella injury and arthritis of the right knee is not warranted based on current evidence. The veteran's disability picture does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic code.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected herniated nucleus pulposus at C6-7, assigning a noncompensable rating initially and later increasing it to 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and evaluation of reactive lymphadenopathy, finding no evidence of a chronic left upper extremity disability or active disease of Hodgkin's Disease.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from pursuing gainful employment compatible with his education and occupational background, thus the claim for a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of service connection for otitis media was not well-grounded due to a lack of evidence showing current disability.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of overpayment of pension benefits due to her failure to submit a timely request within 180 days from the date of notification.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic lymphatic leukemia as a result of exposure to herbicides is not well grounded and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an organic mood disorder is well-grounded, and thus grants the claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for facial and dental injuries incurred during a course of VA vocational rehabilitation, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking these injuries to any incident of the program.

The veteran's claim for compensation benefits due to adverse effects from medication (Zocor) was denied because there is no medical evidence or opinion that the VA's care, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault caused his disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for crushed vertebrae in the lower spine due to a lack of medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The veteran's disability from amputation of the right middle finger at the proximal interphalangeal joint was not rated higher than 20 percent prior to April 1, 1999 and not rated higher than 10 percent on or after April 1, 1999.

The veteran withdrew his appeal to reopen the claim of service connection for bilateral defective hearing.