Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the HIV infection was not incurred during active service and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizoaffective disorder, depressed type, was incurred in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board finds that the veteran has a well-grounded claim for service connection for arthritis of the left thumb, claimed as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a puncture wound. However, there is no competent evidence showing he currently has a skin disorder due to disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of adenoid cystic carcinoma, left parotid gland are currently rated at 20 percent. The case was remanded for further development including a VA examination to evaluate the orthopedic and neurological nature and severity of the residual disability. The examiner noted no palpable lymph nodes or abnormalities in the left parotid or submandibular glands, but did note intermittent muscle spasms and otitis externa.

The Board found that the veteran's current pulmonary disability, including emphysema, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected status post gastrectomy with reflux esophagitis warrants a rating of 40 percent, but not higher. The claim for increased evaluation is denied.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a fragment wound to the left leg and malaria, effective from the date of the July 1993 rating decision.

The veteran's request for reimbursement or payment of private hospitalization and medical services is being remanded due to his desire for a hearing at a local VA office.

The appellant was denied entitlement to improved death pension benefits due to excess income as of February 1996.

The Board has granted service connection for duodenal ulcer on a non-radiation basis. The claim for residuals of exposure to ionizing radiation, including 'radiation sickness' and Crohn's disease, is not well-grounded.

The Board has granted service connection for duodenal ulcer on a non-radiation basis. The claim for residuals of exposure to ionizing radiation, including 'radiation sickness' and Crohn's disease, is not well-grounded.

The Board has granted an increased rating to 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer, effective from when the claim was filed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a skin disorder, respiratory disorder, bladder and prostate disabilities, and soft tissue sarcoma, all secondary to exposure to herbicides. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of competent evidence linking his gastrointestinal disorder and skin disorder to active service. The claim for PTSD was found well grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of injury to the left leg, hypertension secondary to PTSD, and TDIU due to PTSD. The denial is based on a lack of competent evidence relating these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's overpayment of improved disability pension benefits was denied due to bad faith in reporting his earnings.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected post-operative right femoral hernia was granted, with a current rating of 30 percent.

The veteran's net worth in 1997 did not constitute a bar to the receipt of Section 306 disability pension benefits.

The Board has found that the veteran's claim is well-grounded and granted service connection for psoriatic arthritis affecting multiple joints, finding it at least as likely as not related to his service-connected psoriasis.

The Board found no evidence of a well-grounded claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability.