Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic neck disorder or disability of hands and feet related to service. The claim for headaches is deferred pending completion of additional development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim is not well-grounded because there is no evidence of a current right leg disorder. As such, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The Board denied an increased (compensable) evaluation for the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic urethral stricture, finding that there was no evidence of urinary symptoms or functional impairment.

The Board found that the veteran's Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome is a congenital disorder present since childhood, and thus not incurred or aggravated by service. The disability was initially diagnosed during active service but had its onset prior to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the loss of upper teeth as secondary to the service-connected loss of tooth number 8, but denied service connection for the loss of lower teeth.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence had been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, which was originally denied in August 1983. The Board found that the veteran's current diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has not made a final decision on the issue of TDIU, so the attorney is not eligible for payment of fees from past-due benefits awarded as a result of the April 2000 rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a leg disability, finding that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for apportionment of her father's pension benefits due to a course of education, finding that the appellant did not provide requested evidence within one year and thus abandoned her claim.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to radiation exposure, finding that there was no evidence linking the veteran's cancer to in-service radiation exposure.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current degenerative joint/disc disease of the back to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the claim for service connection for gout is not well grounded, and thus cannot be granted.

The Board has granted an initial 30 percent evaluation for cold injury residuals of the feet, hands, and face from July 14, 1997. The criteria under both old and new regulations support this decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an increased original (compensable) disability rating for his service-connected residuals of a throat injury is well-grounded and requires further development before it can be decided.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating and earlier effective date for his service-connected right fifth metacarpophalangeal arthrofibrosis with flexion contracture and ulnar deviation was granted. The effective date is set at December 18, 1996.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected schizo-affective disorder, finding that it occasions severe overall impairment. The veteran is not entitled to a higher rating as his condition does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation under either the old or revised Diagnostic Code 9211.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from service is a bar to receiving VA benefits due to his multiple periods of unauthorized absence without leave (AWOL). The Board found no compelling circumstances warranting the prolonged absences and concluded that the appellant was not insane at the time he went AWOL.

The veteran's income exceeds the maximum annual pension rate for a veteran with one dependent, thus his application for non-service-connected pension benefits is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are well grounded and have granted them.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected PTSD was remanded by the Board due to a need for further development, including obtaining a VA psychiatric examination and determining whether staged ratings are appropriate.