Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and stomach disorder (claimed as an ulcerated stomach and gastritis) are not well grounded. The evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes cavus, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury incurred in service and concluding that the veteran's pes cavus is a congenital condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that they do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for a permanent and total rating for pension purposes due to lack of evidence regarding all claimed conditions, including back injury, head injury, and left arm problems. The appeal is pending further action by the RO.

The Board found that the veteran's current left hip arthritis is not causally related to any injury or disease incurred in service, including his left femur exostectomy. The residuals of the left femur exostectomy are currently rated as noncompensable.

The Board is remanding the case to re-adjudicate the claim of reopening a claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, using the standard in 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(a) as the sole test for determining whether new and material evidence has been submitted.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for spinal stenosis, finding that his service-connected residuals of a GSW of the right thigh and buttock indirectly caused or aggravated his spinal stenosis.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a complete copy of the July 1997 VA 'MUSCLES' examination and arranging for VA orthopedic and neurological examinations to determine the current nature and extent of the service-connected residuals of the gunshot wound to the left upper arm.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) denied an increased rating for a service-connected left varicocele, finding that the veteran's condition is currently asymptomatic and thus not warranting a compensable evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran did not submit sufficient evidence to establish a well-grounded claim for service connection, and thus denied his claim.

The veteran's request for a waiver of his original indebtedness totaling $18,929.76, plus accrued interest was denied by the Committee on Waivers and Compromises due to lack of evidence of bad faith.

The veteran's appeal is about an increased rating for his service-connected systemic lupus erythematosus, previously rated as idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura. The RO has also granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus and assigned a 10 percent rating effective November 15, 1996.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the August 1966 rating decision that denied service connection for residuals of an old dislocation of the right leg, as the evidence did not show a chronic worsening or increase in disability during active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chest wall deformity does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation since the expiration of the temporary total rating. The issue of residuals of right inguinal hernia repair is also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for Marie-Strumpell disease, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The RO confirmed a previously assigned 40 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected gunshot wound residuals, and denied an increased rating.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for residuals of frozen feet was denied. The issue of service connection for Guillain-Barre syndrome remains pending and has not been resolved.

The Board denied service connection for shell fragment wounds to the face, left leg, and left leg elbow. The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD was remanded.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected orbital bone fracture with diplopia is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a comprehensive VA ophthalmology examination.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.