Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to a lack of credible supporting evidence confirming any claimed in-service stressors.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by loss of acoustic reflexes (claimed as audio dyslexia) is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's vancomycin resistant Enterococci, left leg condition is not related to VA hospitalization and thus denied his claim for VA disability compensation benefits.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and back injury. The decision is denied.

The veteran's employment as a self-employed truck driver is considered substantially gainful and does not meet the legal criteria for pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not well grounded due to a lack of competent evidence linking the service-connected psychiatric disability with the cause of death.

The VA denied the appellant's application for improved death pension benefits due to her income exceeding the maximum limit, and she did not submit her application within 45 days of her husband's death.

The Board finds that the veteran's idiopathic cardiomyopathy was incurred in active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran died of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with aspiration pneumonia as a contributing cause. The VA does not find any evidence linking the service-connected psychiatric disability to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral foot disorder existed prior to service and was aggravated by active military service, warranting service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ankylosis of the left thumb does not warrant a rating higher than the current 20 percent evaluation.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected residuals of an orchiectomy with right inguinal pain and impotence was denied. The case is remanded to obtain a current VA examination.

The Board has vacated the previous decision and remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to assess urinary leakage and frequency patterns.

The Board has determined that the veteran's neck disability is service-connected, as it was incurred during his military service.

The VA has determined that recovery of the loan guaranty indebtedness would not be against equity and good conscience, as the veteran was at fault in creating the debt. The Board found no undue financial hardship for the veteran.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) found that there was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder to an incident of service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his thoracic spine disability, finding that the current evaluation of 10 percent already accounts for significant functional impairment due to severe pain and limited motion.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Section 306 death pension benefits because it was not timely filed.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's service to his cause of death, which was due to severe congestive heart failure. The claim is denied as not well-grounded.