Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the case as it does not have original jurisdiction to decide the issue of attorney fees under direct-payment contingency-fee agreements.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim of service connection for PTSD is well-grounded and VA has not satisfied its duty to assist in developing facts pertinent to this claim. The case will be remanded for further development, including a comprehensive psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's GBS is not currently active and does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The veteran's service-connected right ankle disability is found to have caused his fall from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his back and left arm. Service connection for these residuals is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right hip disorder, including avascular necrosis of the right hip, is not related to his period of active service.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred at Desert Hospital on December 13, 1997 was denied because the treatment was not deemed emergent and no VA or other Federal facilities were feasibly available.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints, finding that there was no competent evidence linking current disability to service.

The Board found no evidence of a current skin disability related to service or Agent Orange exposure, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for compensation for service-connected extracted tooth number 19 is denied as the condition is not compensable under VA regulations.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection due to lack of evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection of arthritis, but denied both increased evaluations for gastrointestinal and psychiatric disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin rash and multiple cysts, as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The evidence submitted was not considered new and material.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his claims for increased special monthly compensation and the CUE claim.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not well-grounded and therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected fracture of L1 vertebra does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent, as there is no evidence of severe limitation of motion or neurological involvement. The current 20 percent rating remains unchanged.

The Board has denied the reopening of the claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's overpayment of VA disability pension benefits in the amount of $4,028 was denied as recovery would not be against the principles of equity and good conscience.

The Board has restored the veteran's 100% disability rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, effective September 1, 2000, after finding that the reduction was not based on a VA examination and did not comply with due process requirements.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 27, 1997, for the grant of service connection for post-operative spinal stenosis of L4-5 is granted. The condition was determined to be directly related to his military service.