Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that it does not have jurisdiction to decide the matter of eligibility for attorney fees, and thus dismisses this case.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral defective hearing, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher rating based on the current criteria.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the October 1954 rating decision denying service connection for sinus bradycardia. The veteran's claim was denied as there was insufficient evidence to establish a chronic condition warranting service connection.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current neurological disorder of the hands and face, arthritis, or hearing impairment of the left ear to his service. Therefore, the claims for these conditions were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a soft tissue density in the right lung and anemia on a direct basis, as well as for these conditions resulting from undiagnosed illnesses. The Board found that there was no competent medical evidence to support these claims.

The Board has dismissed the matter as it does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate eligibility for direct payment of a withheld contingency fee under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5904(d).

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension benefits in the amount calculated as $6,762 due to fault on the part of the veteran and lack of evidence showing deprivation of basic necessities.

The VA has denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a laceration wound to the dorsal aspect of the left hand, with ankylosis of the left index finger due to current symptoms not warranting a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including a VA examination and an opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's low back disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral foot conditions, including congenital metatarsus varus and a history of metatarsal fracture on the right foot, do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has dismissed the matter as it does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate eligibility for direct payment of a withheld contingency fee under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5904(d).

The VA denied an increased evaluation for residuals of infectious mononucleosis with generalized lymphadenopathy, currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board has determined that it lacks jurisdiction to decide the matter of eligibility for attorney fees from past-due benefits, and thus dismisses this case.

The veteran's right great toe amputation residuals are currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 30 percent. The second toe amputation residuals do not meet criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disability manifested by stress related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the claim as not well grounded, meaning there is insufficient evidence to support the claim.

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

The Board finds that the veteran's recurrent bladder infections and prostatitis with prostatic calculi and resection are secondary to his service-connected hydronephrosis, and grants these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of frostbite of the hands and feet, but denied service connection for skin boils over the lower portion of the body and fungus of the left foot. The veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for residuals of a GSW of the left great toe is referred to as 'REMAND'.

The Board found that the veteran's claim was not well-grounded because there was no medical evidence linking his splenectomy to VA Coumadin treatment, and thus compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.