Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran sustained a compression fracture of T-7 during service and currently experiences pain as a result. Service connection for residuals of this fracture is granted.

The Board found that the appellant did not have a current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an effective date of September 19, 1997, rather than November 20, 1997, for a 100 percent rating for defective visual acuity is denied.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for degenerative joint disease in both knees, effective from April 20, 1993.

The veteran's claim for Vocational and Rehabilitation Education benefits under Title 38, Chapter 31, United States Code, to pay for a Masters of Public Administration degree is denied because the training was not applicable to his occupational objective as a secondary school teacher.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for duodenal ulcer, and therefore the claim is reopened. The issue now moves forward to determine if it is well-grounded.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right second metacarpal were granted, but his appeal for an initial compensable rating remains pending.

The Board denied a motion alleging clear and unmistakable error in their September 1997 decision, stating that the moving party has not set forth specific allegations of error, either of fact or law, in the decision.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's myalgia of the back, finding that it causes severe limitation of motion on flare-ups.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of her appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with previous directives, and the veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disorder is now before the RO again.

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him so helpless as to be unable to care for himself or protect himself from the dangers or hazards incident to his daily environment, nor are they substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises. Therefore, SMC based on need for aid and attendance of another person, or housebound status, is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for compensable evaluations for varicose veins in both legs due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence, despite previous claims.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of cerebrovascular accident as secondary to the veteran's service-connected metastatic cancer of the right clavicle. Additional development is needed before a decision can be made on the claim for TDIU.

The Board found that recovery of the overpayment would be against equity and good conscience due to financial hardship, thus granting the waiver.

The Board has ordered the Regional Office to contact the appellant and request her identification of all VA and non-VA health care providers who treated the veteran from discharge until his death for disabilities related to his death. The RO is also instructed to attempt to obtain copies of pertinent treatment records identified by the appellant which have not previously been secured.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for right ulnar neuritis was denied as he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected right eye pterygium has been denied because the evidence does not show that it causes loss of vision, and he failed to cooperate with VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition due to an undiagnosed illness incurred as a result of service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War, finding that the evidence did not support a well-grounded claim.