Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his tailbone disability and residuals of a closed head injury, as well as his claim for TDIU. The maximum schedular evaluation available for these conditions was granted.

The VA has determined that the veteran's pilonidal cyst disability warrants a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved nonservice-connected disability pension benefits, finding that repayment would not violate equity and good conscience.

The Board found that the appellant's spinal cord infarction was not caused by a failure of VA to provide prescribed medications, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran is entitled to financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to his service-connected disability that causes him to be unable to walk without a walker.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for Bell's Palsy due to new and material evidence submitted since the September 1982 rating decision. The Board also found that the claim is well-grounded, meaning it meets the initial burden of being plausible or capable of substantiation.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for benign prostatic hypertrophy were not reimbursable by VA because the treatment was not in an emergency situation and similar VA care was available.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right eye disorder is not related to VA treatment and therefore denied his claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the claim of service connection for peptic ulcer disease is well grounded and grants the veteran's claim.

The Board found that the appellant's actions did not constitute bad faith, fraud or misrepresentation and denied his claim for waiver of recovery of loan guaranty indebtedness.

The Board denied an increased rating for the service-connected residuals of injuries to the right middle and little fingers, finding that the medical evidence did not support a higher rating than the current 20 percent.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right hand disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a muscle injury to Muscle Group XIII, left thigh do not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of a right calcaneal exostosectomy are granted an effective date of January 10, 1984 and ending November 6, 1995.

The Board has granted a 10% disability rating for the residuals of a fractured right olecranon and denied an increased evaluation for the residuals of a fractured right hip.

The veteran's residuals of Lyme disease are manifested by pain and swelling in his knees and hips, but do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating due to lack of weight loss or anemia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsillar region, both based on herbicide exposure and tobacco use. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by loss of equilibrium is not well grounded, and his claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss also lacks merit.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to alcoholic liver disease, finding that it was a result of willful misconduct and therefore not incurred in line of duty. The appeal is dismissed as without legal merit.