Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of his loan guarantee indebtedness, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a right eye injury with traumatic maculopathy, finding that the evidence did not support such a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral eye disorders and stomach disability, finding no causal relationship to his periods of active military service. The hypertension claim was also addressed but as it pertained to an initial evaluation, which is not directly related to service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's pre-existing allergic reaction to bee and wasp stings did not undergo a permanent increase in severity during service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder and a visual disorder, finding no competent evidence linking these conditions to service or the veteran's diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the veteran's respiratory disorder did not originate in service or until many years thereafter, and is not otherwise related to service. As a result, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found no evidence of heart disease during service or within the presumptive period, and thus denied service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tendonitis of the right hip is the result of her active military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the sensory loss of the face/cheek is not caused or aggravated by the service-connected bilateral otoplasty, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's non-service-connected pension benefits were suspended due to her incarceration, as the law and regulations do not allow for such payments during imprisonment.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected right shoulder impingement syndrome, finding that the current evaluation accurately reflects the severity of his condition.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee disabilities, service connection for hearing loss, and an earlier effective date for tinnitus were all granted. The RO assigned a 10 percent rating for each of the veteran's knees under DC 5257 (recurrent subluxation or lateral instability). Separate 10 percent ratings are also granted for arthritis in each knee.

The Board has determined that there is no credible evidence of gout during service or for many years after, and no competent or credible evidence linking the veteran's current gout to his periods of active military service. As such, the claim for service connection for gout is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a temporary total evaluation based on convalescence following his May 20, 2005, surgery for service-connected urethral stricture as it did not meet the criteria under VA regulations.

The veteran's service does not meet the threshold criteria for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits, and his claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the rupture of the posterior tibial tendon of the left foot, finding that it is proximately due to a service-connected insect bite and debridement procedure. The claim for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment was denied as there is no qualifying disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's son is a helpless child on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 years.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to ensure compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) and other due process requirements. The appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death will be remanded for further action.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claim for service connection for reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome due to additional development being required.

The veteran's claim for waiver of overpayment of nonservice-connected disability pension benefits was denied as the request for waiver was not made within the required time frame.