Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the January 1975 denial does not constitute new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for peptic ulcer disease is not well grounded and denied it.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected ulcerative proctitis is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and unclear hearing preferences.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed gynecological and low back disabilities are not well grounded, as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for residuals of a right tibia fracture and residuals of a left cornea injury, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for a nonservice-connected pension as no adequate substantive appeal was filed.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an ulcer with a subtotal gastrectomy due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. However, the claim remains denied as there is no current disability found.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of recognized military service with the United States Armed Forces.

The VA determined that there is no evidence of instability, limitation of motion, or other objective functional impairment in the veteran's knees. Therefore, a compensable disability rating for patellofemoral syndrome of both knees was denied.

The veteran's request for waiver of an overpayment of improved disability pension benefits was denied because it was not filed within the 180-day time limit set by VA regulations.

The VA has determined that the veteran's right navicular fracture does not warrant a rating higher than the current 10 percent evaluation.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of varicose veins of the right lower extremity due to lack of evidence in the record.

The Board found that the veteran's claim was not well-grounded and denied it.

The Board denied the appellant's request to revoke the forfeiture of VA benefits for fraud, finding that she did not submit new and material evidence exculpatory of her misdeeds or showing VA fraud in the original decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left knee disability does not warrant a combined evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has reopened the claim of whether the veteran's death was due to his willful misconduct, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The cause of death is attributed to the veteran's own misconduct.

The Board has found that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability is well grounded and grants this claim.

The veteran developed an incisional hernia as a result of his cholecystectomy at the VA in February 1971. The Board found that this was an additional disability and granted benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiac disorder, but finds that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection.

The competent and probative evidence does not demonstrate more than subjective complaints of pain, motion limitation, and functional loss involving the left hip and lumbar spine. The veteran's disability picture does not meet or approximate the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.