Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right and left hips, finding that these conditions are causally related to an injury sustained during active duty. The Veteran's initial rating claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further development.

The appellant is not the surviving spouse of the Veteran for VA death pension purposes due to her divorce from the Veteran in October 2004 and lack of subsequent remarriage.

The Veteran's brain tumor with post-operative residuals was not found to be incurred in or aggravated by service, nor is it presumed to have been due to herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran is denied basic eligibility for educational assistance under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code due to the expiration of his entitlement and lack of active duty service during the relevant period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's endometriosis and post-follicular cysts had their onset in service, leading to a hysterectomy with ovaries removal. The claim for service connection is therefore granted.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's period of service from November 13, 1970 to October 5, 1973 is considered dishonorable for VA purposes and remanded for further action.

The Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal regarding the issue of reentrance into a VA vocational rehabilitation program. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for purposes of establishing eligibility for VA DIC, death pension, and accrued benefits due to her divorce from the Veteran in April 1994.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected gastrectomy syndrome contributed substantially or materially to his death, and thus grants service connection for the cause of his death.

The Veteran does not have a disorder causing sleep disturbance other than his already service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Board finds that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disorder causing sleep disturbance is denied.

The Board finds that the Veteran's skin disorder of both hands was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and is not related to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The evidence does not support a grant of service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for abdominal pain, status post partial gastrectomy, truncal vagotomy, and small bowel resection was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed residuals of a head injury are not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for VA compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was denied because the evidence did not show that his additional disability resulted from carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation of his service-connected duodenal ulcers is being remanded due to the need for additional VA outpatient treatment records and an updated VA examination.

The Veteran seeks service connection for mitral valve prolapse, which he claims was first diagnosed in October 1983. The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records from his employment at Ochsner Clinic Foundation.

The Veteran's right foot disorder, including residuals of osteotomies of the fourth and fifth metatarsals, is productive of severe impairment but does not cause loss of use of the right foot. The Board has awarded a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5284.

The Veteran's left knee disability, specifically patellofemoral chondromalacia, has been rated at 10 percent since September 2003. The VA determined that the current symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as his range of motion is within acceptable limits.