Other conditions Board decisions

The appellant's service is not recognized, and therefore he does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for VA benefits.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's gunshot wound in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's bowel disorder was not incurred as a result of active duty service, to include participation in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board upheld severance of service connection for enucleation of the left eye in August 1949, finding that it was due to preexisting conditions and not aggravated by service. The veteran is challenging this decision on grounds of CUE.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for right hip arthritis as there is no competent medical evidence showing a causal relationship between his current condition and either an in-service injury or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's pension benefits were overpaid by $18,496 due to underreported income. The RO is instructed to obtain updated tax returns and Social Security information from the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration to accurately determine the amount of overpayment and whether it was properly created.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a lung disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional VA medical records.

The Board has granted a 10% evaluation for the veteran's residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left thumb, finding that there is some limitation of motion and functional impairment.

The Board found no evidence of a hearing disability within the meaning of VA regulations, and denied service connection for defective hearing in the left ear.

The Board has granted service connection for cardiomyopathy and a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The cause of the veteran's death is attributed to his service-connected bronchiectasis, which contributed to his overall health issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a back injury and calluses on his feet, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings based on current functional impairment.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from May 22 to May 24, 1997 for treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy were denied as the treatment was not for a medical emergency and VA facilities were feasibly available.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of duodenal ulcer is denied as the earliest date of entitlement to service connection was September 1, 1993.

The Board has remanded the case for additional medical examination and review of the claims folder to determine the appropriate disability rating for the appellant's left middle finger dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for carpometacarpal joint arthritis-pseudarthrosis, right thumb and assigned a 20 percent evaluation effective from September 1990. The veteran's claim was resolved in his favor.

The Board found that the overpayment of Section 306 death pension benefits was not properly created due to insufficient evidence showing excessive net worth or income, and thus denied the appellant's claim.

The VA has continued the current rating of 10 percent for residuals of a fracture of the right radial head, finding that the veteran's symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation. The hearing loss claim remains at noncompensable.

The Board has granted service connection for bursitis of the left elbow with a 10 percent initial rating. The veteran's claims for cardiovascular disability and sterility remain denied.

The Board found no objective findings or bony abnormalities attributable to the service-connected stress fractures of the right and left 1st metatarsals, thus denying increased evaluations.