Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided that the appellant is entitled to service connection for the cause of her husband's death, which was reopened based on new evidence.

The Board has determined that there is no medical evidence showing current residuals from the inservice burn to the right thigh, and therefore the claim for service connection is not well grounded.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection due to new and material evidence showing a current left knee disorder, an inservice injury, and a plausible relationship between the two. The claim is now evaluated on its merits.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant withdrew it before a decision was made.

The Board has determined that the additional overpayment of $53 was not properly created due to sole administrative error. The appeal is granted in part, reducing the overpayment by $53.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to May 10, 1995 for the grant of nonservice-connected pension benefits and for increased monthly rate for improved pension benefits based on unreimbursed medical expenses. The decision is pending further clarification of the unreimbursed medical expenses.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a lack of evidence regarding combat exposure and stressors, as well as clarification on the relationship between service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for each foot due to residuals of frozen feet, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for loss of procreative ability and lung disorder as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange were not well grounded.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's status post exploration of mandibular fracture with dissection of the mental nerve, finding that the disability is a unilateral incomplete paralysis of the fifth cranial nerve and does not meet criteria for higher ratings.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected stress fracture of the left pubic ramus does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating based on current symptoms and medical evidence.

The veteran's service-connected venous insufficiency, shell fragment wound, and defective hearing do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for right testicular cancer, as there was no evidence showing it occurred during active duty or within the applicable presumptive period.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to compensation for sterility under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to his service-connected prostate surgery, and also finds new and material evidence to reopen his claim of secondary service connection for an organic personality syndrome with explosive personality disorder.

The Board has determined that the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right tympanic membrane is not well grounded. The residuals of a gunshot wound to the right inguinal area are manifested by a scar, but do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits beyond May 11, 1998 was denied as his eligibility period had been reduced due to time not spent on active duty.

The Board denied service connection for a right foot disorder based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the January 1948 rating action, finding no CUE.

The Board denied service connection for a psychoneurosis, finding that the pre-existing condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.

The VA determined that the veteran's respiratory disorder is not related to his service and denied his claim.