Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The VA denied a compensable evaluation for the veteran's right 5th toe fracture, finding no pathology other than elongated toenails and pain.

The case must be remanded to the RO for obtaining necessary information from the Navy regarding the veteran's service and contributions to educational assistance programs.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right hip disability warrants an increased evaluation to 70 percent, reflecting markedly severe residual weakness, pain and limitation of motion following implantation of prosthesis.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to it being caused by willful misconduct.

The Board has found new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of post-polio syndrome. The expert medical opinion supports a finding that spinal degenerative joint disease is related to service, including possible aggravation during service.

The Board found no confirmed in-service stressors and denied the claim for service connection for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for subtotal gastrectomy with duodenal ulcers. The preponderance of the evidence is against a conclusion that the condition is related to service or aggravated by service-connected anxiety or PTSD disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right hand injury was not well-grounded and denied it.

The Board finds that the effective date for the veteran's additional compensation for a dependent spouse should be December 31, 1986, with payment commencing on January 1, 1987, due to deficiencies in VA notifications regarding changes in dependency status.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from military service was under conditions other than honorable due to multiple instances of being absent without leave (AWOL) for a continuous period of at least 180 days. The Board concluded that these violations do not constitute minor offenses and found no compelling circumstances warranting the prolonged unauthorized absence. As a result, the character of his discharge from service constitutes a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of injury to muscle group VI, right side, based on severe impairment.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for dental injury, left foot injury, and generalized arthritis are not well grounded because there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's prostate cancer to his service-connected skin condition or any VA treatment, and denied all claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a duodenal ulcer is not well-grounded, and thus denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection and DIC benefits due to a finding of willful misconduct. The effective date was set at October 29, 1993, when new evidence was submitted.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left hip due to new and material evidence presented since the October 1987 RO decision. The claim is granted as the veteran engaged in combat, his lay testimony supports an in-service injury, and there is no rebuttal evidence against the presumption of service incurrence.

The Board found no competent evidence linking the veteran's current left leg disorder to his service-connected scar or any other disease/injury incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the claim, concluding that the veteran's death was due to his own willful misconduct and not a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to Waldenstrom's macroglobinemia and low-grade lymphoblastic lymphoma, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service. The appeal for Dependents' Educational Assistance was also denied as a matter of law.