Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that [redacted] was not permanently incapable of self-support before reaching age 18, and thus denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and an increased rating for his amputation disability. The evidence did not support the presence of a current skin disorder, and the RO found that the veteran's symptoms were related to his inservice injury rather than a separate condition.

The Board denied service connection for left eye disability, sinus disorders, and increased rating for jaw fracture residuals.,The veteran argued that the Board's decision was clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to incomplete medical records.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for the veteran's cause of death, and the claim is well-grounded. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board has granted an increased initial rating of 50 percent for the veteran's service-connected post traumatic stress disorder, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for peptic ulcer disease, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a 100% disability evaluation for his service-connected somatoform disorder effective September 3, 1992.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The veteran's case is being remanded for a hearing before the Board at the RO. The veteran and his representative will be notified of the date and time of the hearing.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that her claim was not well-grounded.

The VA has determined that the veteran's post-operative residuals of a fractured right humerus with axillary nerve palsy do not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's neurological tremors are not related to VA treatment, and thus compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The veteran's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because the VA treatment in January 1986 did not result in additional disability, and there is no evidence that his left testicular cancer was caused by or related to this treatment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's vasovagal syncope began during his active military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's large lacunar infarct involving the left anterior or internal capsule, superior head of the caudate nucleus and medial basal ganglia is not related to VA treatment or examination. The Board also determined that this condition was not shown in service and is not connected to any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a postoperative left hydrocele as secondary to his service connected postoperative left inguinal hernia with ilio-inguinal nerve entrapment, finding that there was no evidence showing the hydrocele was proximately due or the result of his service-connected condition.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected condition did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from coronary artery disease.

The Board denied increased disability ratings for the veteran's skin conditions affecting his face, neck, and ears, as well as his upper back, chest, and forearms. The evidence did not support a higher rating based on disfigurement or extensive lesions.

The Board found that the veteran was at fault in creating the loan guaranty indebtedness due to his dissatisfaction with the property. The VA acted appropriately throughout the process, and there is no indication of undue hardship or defeat of a benefit purpose. As such, the debt will not be recovered.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized ambulance expenses incurred in May 1999 was denied as he did not meet the criteria for VA expense.