Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected stroke contributed to his death from pulmonary abscess. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence. The issue remains about educational assistance benefits at a full-time rate of payment for a specific term.

The veteran's application for enrollment in the VA healthcare system was denied due to his non-service-connected status, high income, and net worth exceeding thresholds.

The Board denied service connection for hair loss and night sweats, finding no evidence of a chronic disability during active duty or after discharge.,Service connection was not granted as the veteran's hair loss is considered an undiagnosed illness due to her Gulf War service.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for abdominal cellular leiomyoma with total abdominal hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy, finding no evidence of a link to her active service. The claim for PTSD due to in-service sexual assault was granted.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a traumatic head injury are rated as brain disease due to trauma (Diagnostic Code 8045). The VA examiner found no objective findings of chronic, identifiable neurologic pathology such as hemiplegia, epileptiform seizures, or facial nerve paralysis. As the residuals are primarily subjective in nature, the currently assigned 10 percent rating is the highest schedular rating available for that disability.

The veteran's right knee condition was rated at 100% for one year following his September 27, 2007 total knee replacement. The case is now before the Board to determine if an increased rating is warranted after this period.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hand arthritis did not manifest within one year of discharge and was not related to service. The low back disability evaluation remained at 20 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral chondromalacia, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by active service and is unrelated to service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board found that the veteran did not act in bad faith in creating an overpayment of $29,736.00 and granted waiver of recovery of this debt.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hallux valgus was not incurred during service and is not proximately due to a service-connected disability, leading to a denial of the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected gastric ulcer with ulcerative colitis warrants a 60 percent rating, which is higher than the current 20 percent rating.

The veteran's condition is equivalent to severe incomplete paralysis of the median nerve, warranting a 40 percent rating for the non-dominant arm. The claim is granted.

The Board finds that the appellant's claim for accrued benefits was not received within one year of her mother's death, and thus is denied.

The Board has determined that adenocarcinoma of the right lung is secondary to asbestos exposure in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected varicose veins in both legs are asymptomatic and do not warrant a higher disability rating.

The veteran's VA compensation benefits were terminated due to his fugitive felon status, and the appeal is denied as there is no entitlement to the benefit sought.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 20 percent for the veteran's chronic pain syndrome due to intercostal nerve damage, left, effective from the date service connection was established.

The veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for gout of the bilateral feet is being dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a disability related to hypertriglyceridemia, which is a laboratory finding and not a diagnosed condition. Therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.