Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for arthritis of the right great toe is being remanded due to a lack of recent VA examination records and treatment records from her private podiatrist.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for non-service-connected pension benefits due to his discharge under dishonorable conditions and lack of active service during a period of war.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a gastrointestinal disability and the evidence does not support service connection for this condition.

The Board denied recognition of J.E.B. and H.A.B. as the Veteran's dependents for VA benefit purposes due to their not being his natural, illegitimate, stepchild, or adopted child.

The appellant's military service is not considered to be during a period of war, and therefore does not meet the threshold eligibility requirements for VA pension benefits.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled Travel Board hearing. The case will be processed again with the opportunity for a new hearing.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current right peroneal palsy is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's cellulitis of the right leg was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not related to herbicide exposure. As such, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury and chronic hip pain, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's current heart murmur is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosed disability of dizziness and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his cold injury residuals to the right hand was denied as he is already receiving the maximum allowable disability rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional evidentiary development due to the passage of time and receipt of new evidence. The Veteran should be scheduled for an RO hearing.

The Board found that the appellant's bad conduct discharge from service was a bar to VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct, including unauthorized absence and writing bad checks.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current genitourinary disability, including prostatitis, urethritis, and dysuria, is not service-connected as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected hiatal hernia.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypercholesterolemia is denied as a matter of law because hypercholesterolemia is not recognized as a disability under the law for VA compensation purposes. The Veteran was scheduled for a hearing before the Board, but his active duty status during that time complicates this process.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition and an increased rating for duodenal ulcer was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support the presence of a present disability resulting from in-service trauma or disease other than periodontal disease, thus denying service connection for the dental condition. For the duodenal ulcer, the Veteran's symptoms were considered to be mild and recurrent, without substantial weight loss or incapacitating episodes warranting higher ratings.

The Veteran's peptic ulcer disease with reflux disease and hiatal hernia is characterized by epigastric tenderness, pain, diarrhea, hematemesis, and melena. The Board finds that the criteria for an initial evaluation of 20 percent have been met.

The Board has granted service connection for right hand tendonitis but denied service connection for a sleep disorder, finding that the Veteran's current sleep impairment is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.