Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim regarding the creation of an overpayment is being remanded for further development and adjudication.

The veteran's service-connected intermittent essential tremor is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, which the Board has determined to be appropriate based on current symptomatology.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic low back condition in service or during an applicable presumption period, and concluded that the veteran's current status postoperative diskectomy at L4-5 is not related to service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a surviving spouse due to her divorce from the veteran prior to his death, and thus did not meet the legal requirements.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic bowel syndrome from December 12, 1977 to August 9, 1989 and denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for the same condition starting from August 10, 1989.

The Board found that the veteran did not timely perfect an appeal of the September 1994 rating decision, leading to its denial.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's right inguinal hernia disability, currently rated at 10 percent. The Board found that the current rating was appropriate based on the lack of recurrent hernia and no evidence of obstructive pathology.

The Board denied service connection for cardiovascular disease and residuals of cerebrovascular accident on a presumptive basis, finding no medical evidence within the one-year period following separation from service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for a left hip disorder was dismissed due to his death before the Board could adjudicate it on the merits.

The veteran's service-connected PMLE was granted a 10 percent evaluation prior to January 8, 1993. However, the RO denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for PMLE beginning on January 8, 1993.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right foot disability, including his Morton's neuroma, is currently rated at 10 percent and was granted a rating increase from October 15, 1991. The case remains pending for further development.

The veteran's right inguinal hernia repair does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation, as there is no evidence of recurrence or significant impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral defective hearing, finding that his claim was not well-grounded.

The Board has dismissed the case as it lacks jurisdiction to review the issue of attorney fees in a direct-payment case.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left hip disorder does not warrant a compensable rating under VA disability evaluation criteria.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected chronic vaginitis, finding that the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a personal hearing before a member of the Board.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin disability, which is productive of minimal skin changes with some excoriation and itching involving a nonextensive area and nonexposed surface, does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his residuals of a right fibula fracture and for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities.