Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a liver disorder as there was no competent medical evidence showing current disability, and the appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence of a nexus between his service-connected malaria and any current liver disorder.

The Board has granted an apportioned share of the veteran's VA disability compensation benefits in a monthly amount of $100.00, on behalf of the minor child T.

The veteran's request for waiver of recovery of his VA loan guaranty indebtedness was denied as it was not submitted within the one-year time limit following receipt of written notice.

The veteran's claim for service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia, including as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, is denied because there is no competent evidence linking the condition to his military service or any incident therein.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation and a total evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected left forearm amputation.

The veteran did not have a pending claim for VA benefits at the time of his death, and he was not entitled to any accrued benefits due to his termination of compensation payments. Therefore, the appellant is denied entitlement to accrued benefits as a surviving parent.

The VA has assigned a 10 percent rating for the veteran's hammertoe deformity with abrasion, right fourth toe. The veteran contends that he should receive a higher evaluation.

The Board found no evidence to support the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to tobacco use in service and/or nicotine dependence acquired in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and service connection for pes cavus, finding that there was no evidence of an increase in severity during service or aggravation.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, effective March 30, 1994, for additional disability consisting of surgical disarticulation of the left hip with neuroma and chronic pain.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of VA improved pension benefits as it was not timely filed.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and basic eligibility for Survivors'/Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits due to insufficient evidence linking any condition in service to the cause of death.

The Board denied the claim as there was no evidence to support a relationship between the veteran's death and service or his service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for acute lateral medullary syndrome, claimed as a stroke, as a result of VA treatment is not well grounded.

The Board found the veteran's claim plausible and well-grounded, but denied service connection for post-traumatic-stress-disorder due to insufficient evidence of verified stressors in service.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for degenerative joint disease of the right knee and left knee, effective from July 1997.

The veteran's disability from residuals of fracture of the L1 has been rated at 50 percent, which is the highest schedular rating assignable under Diagnostic Code 5285 for severe limitation of motion due to fracture vertebra. The criteria for higher ratings based on ankylosis or pronounced intervertebral disc syndrome have not been met.

The veteran's claims for service connection for varicose veins of the left leg, residuals of a right hand injury, and pulmonary disorder are denied as his preexisting conditions were not aggravated by service.

The Board denied compensation benefits for surgical disarticulation of the left hip under section 31 (VA medical malpractice) in December 7, 1951. The veteran argues that this decision was erroneous due to misdiagnosis and improper treatment.

The veteran's appeal was denied as the VA did not find reimbursement for monies recouped from his disability compensation payments for the costs of computer equipment warranted.