Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities in July 1983. The veteran is contesting this decision, claiming that it ignored or disregarded evidence from Social Security Administration doctors and findings of an administrative law judge.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cause of death and dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to insufficient evidence being provided by the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's motion to revise a September 1966 decision finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted for service connection of postoperative, subtotal gastrectomy syndrome, duodenal ulcer. The Board found no error in the original decision.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for left and right otitis media were not well-grounded due to a lack of medical evidence linking current disabilities to his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The case is being remanded for additional development of the veteran's medical records and information regarding his care in a VA facility.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for herniated disc as his current condition is not related to any event during his military service.

The Board found no evidence of HIV infection during service and denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating of his service-connected status post left fifth metacarpal fracture (Boxer's fracture), finding that it did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right foot condition is not well grounded and therefore denied.

The Board granted a 50% rating for cephalalgia effective March 6, 1992. The veteran's attorney is eligible to receive 20% of past-due benefits awarded due to this decision.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 20, 1981 for the award of compensation for self-inflicted gunshot wound residuals as secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of VA home loan guaranty indebtedness as untimely filed.

The Board granted the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of $18,526 in VA death pension benefits due to her failure to report income.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected ptosis of the right eye is denied as there is no anatomical loss in the non-service-connected left eye to warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for anemia, concluding that the claim is not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the April 1994 rating decision is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's claim for service connection for a fungal skin disorder of the hands, feet, and neck due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected residuals of a right hydrocelectomy and spermatocelectomy is being remanded to the RO for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and providing additional information about failure to report for scheduled exams.

The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative fracture of the left patella warrants a 30 percent evaluation, reflecting severe impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for VA dental treatment is denied as there is no evidence of service-connected disability, trauma during military service, or other qualifying circumstances.

The veteran's service-connected dental trauma affecting teeth numbers 6, 7, and 8 is manifested by subjective complaints of difficulty chewing, with no objective disability shown and are shown to be restorable with suitable prosthesis. The criteria for a compensable evaluation have not been met.