Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's Reiter's syndrome was not present in service or for many years after service, and is not causally related to an incident of service or a service-connected disability. The condition was also not aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed residuals of head injury with associated memory loss were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's Haglund's deformity of the right foot, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied service connection for impotency as secondary to the service-connected disability of status post intradermal squamous cell carcinoma of the penis, and upheld the current 10% rating for the penile condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his hallux limitus with degenerative changes of the left foot and postoperative metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint replacement, right great toe. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension by reason of being housebound is denied because he does not meet the criteria for this benefit, despite having multiple disabilities.

The veteran's left knee disability was evaluated at 10 percent from August 18, 1995 to March 16, 1999 and denied for an evaluation in excess of this. From March 16, 1999, the claim is also denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no well-grounded evidence to support the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA Section 306 pension benefits in the amount of $8,480 due to fault on the part of the veteran and lack of financial hardship.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic liver disorder, claimed as hemochromatosis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty service and denied his claim.

The Board denied service connection for Perthes' disease of the left hip and did not grant an increased rating for bilateral defective hearing prior to March 26, 1997. However, it granted a 40% evaluation for bilateral defective hearing from that date onwards.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound was denied as he does not meet the criteria for either benefit.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal as he did not file a timely substantive appeal for the assignment of ratings for toxoplasmosis.

The veteran's service-connected traumatic encephalopathy caused his death due to a brain hemorrhage resulting from a fall in the grocery store, which was related to his pre-existing condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected speech disorder, right lower extremity weakness with a limp, and dysthymic disorder are each rated at 10 percent disabling. The appeal for higher ratings is denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a left thigh disability, claimed as secondary to his service-connected tender and painful scar of the left knee, was denied because there is no competent medical evidence of any such disability.

The Board has determined that the appellant's application for service connection is incomplete due to a lack of proof of veteran status. The case is being remanded for further action.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected herniated nucleus pulposus is being remanded due to insufficient evidence and the need for further examination.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death due to tobacco use and nicotine dependence acquired during active service, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service.