Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of verified service in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a lack of medical records from 1945 to 1965, including potential gaps in the veteran's reported symptoms.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a blow-out fracture of the right eye with enophthalmos, finding that the evidence did not support assignment of an additional rating due to continued active pathology or decreased visual acuity.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral defective hearing, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's chronic epiphora to his period of active service and thus denied the claim.

The Board denied service connection for excision of an abnormal lesion of the cervix due to lack of evidence supporting a plausible claim.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no competent evidence linking his terminal condition to military service or radiation exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for skin, lung, and spleen disorders secondary to herbicide exposure. The claim for a head disorder was not addressed as it had been previously decided by the Board in 1985. The claim for prostatitis received a noncompensable evaluation.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for fallen arches due to new and material evidence. However, the claim is still denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking the current condition to his period of active service.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected pleurisy of the right base, right lung with pleural adhesions costophrenic angle contributed substantially or materially to his death. The VA medical examiner's opinion supports this finding.

The Board found that the veteran's income exceeded the statutory limit for Section 306 pension benefits, leading to their termination effective January 1, 1990. The appeal is denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right foot disability is denied as the evidence does not show more than moderate muscle injury.

The Board found the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and gastrointestinal disorder, including as due to undiagnosed illness from service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War, are not well grounded. The current diagnoses do not support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for emphysema and vascular disease, as well as nicotine dependence, are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The veteran's overpayment for May 1996 through June 1997 was waived due to fault, but the remaining overpayment from July 1997 through September 1997 is not against equity and good conscience.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected schistosomiasis does not warrant an increased evaluation beyond the current 30 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no current medical evidence to establish the presence of the disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for allergic reaction in January 1997, finding no competent medical evidence linking a current disability to active service. The veteran has not submitted new and material evidence since then.