Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for PTSD because there was no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors actually occurred, and thus, the second element of Cohen v. Brown (1997) was not met.

The veteran's post gastrectomy syndrome was not shown to have produced severe disability, such as malnutrition and anemia. Therefore, his claim for a higher evaluation is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for former POW status for VA benefits as there was no verified period of service as a prisoner of war, and the dates provided by the appellant varied considerably.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for myotonic dystrophy, finding that his claim was not well-grounded due to a lack of competent evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The veteran's actions in creating an overpayment of improved pension benefits were found to be bad faith, and thus he is not entitled to waiver of recovery.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's respiratory failure, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis or cor pulmonale to his period of service, including in-service asbestos exposure. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding it not well grounded due to lack of evidence linking the cause of death to his period of active service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's right foot condition was aggravated during his military service and granted service connection for it.

The veteran's former spouse was denied an earlier effective date for apportionment of the veteran's VA disability pension benefits. The appeal is dismissed as the appellant did not file a timely notice of disagreement with the May 24, 1996 denial.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for septal deviation and hypertrophied adenoids, finding that new evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen these claims.,Regarding headaches, the claim was found to be not well-grounded due to lack of medical evidence linking current conditions to service.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of an injury to the right fifth finger is denied.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected gunshot wound to the right thigh warrants a 30 percent disability rating, which is the maximum available under current regulations.

The veteran died of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which the VA determined was not caused by his service-connected radiation exposure. The Board found that there was no evidence linking any service-connected disability to the cause of death.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disability of the hands and feet, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The claim is well-grounded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for narcolepsy is being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board hearing and further development.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the eligibility criteria for VA burial benefits or a plot or interment allowance.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding no legal basis to grant such a retroactive award.

The Board found that the veteran's osteochondroma of the right femur existed prior to service and was not aggravated by military service. The claim for neck pain was denied as there was no evidence of a current disability during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Morton's neuromas of both feet, finding that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active service or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of an elevating osteotomy of the left and right fifth metatarsals are currently rated at 20 percent, effective August 14, 1998. The appeal is granted for these ratings.