Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of ampullary carcinoma with resulting obstructive jaundice. The case is now remanded for further action on his increased rating claim for parenchymal liver disease.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to exposure to acoustic trauma during service, and grants service connection for this condition. The left ear hearing loss is not shown to be related to service.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death before a decision could be made.

The Board has determined that the veteran's obsessive compulsive disorder warrants a 50 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board found that the overpayment of Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits in the amount of $9,082.88 was properly created and denied the appeal.

The Board found that the veteran's current back condition is not attributable to his military service, specifically the strains he sustained during service in 1985 and 1986. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that his current arthritis and spondylitis are related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's current right hip disorder is not related to his service or a service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death, basic eligibility for non-service-connected death pension benefits, and accrued benefits due to lack of qualifying service and failure to timely file a claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for decompression sickness and granted service connection based on evidence showing that his multiple joint pain is related to his decompression sickness in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have pancreatitis that is related to military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's urinary disorder is related to his service-connected left knee surgery.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's atherosclerosis, which caused his myocardial infarction in May 2006, was incurred during his military service.

The veteran's service-connected back condition did not cause his fall, which led to a head injury resulting in death. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's death was related to service or to a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a non-VA facility on May 4 and May 5, 2006 is denied as he did not meet the criteria set forth in VA regulations.

The veteran's claims for service connection were granted, but the effective dates are not earlier than September 14, 1968 and August 27, 2001 respectively.,PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to February 15, 2006 and at 70 percent thereafter.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including psychotic disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, were incurred during active service. The decision is based on a finding of direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $2,014.73 for the period from January [redacted], 1995, to June [redacted], 1995 was validly created due to the veteran's incarceration and correct calculation.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a left varicocelectomy, finding that these residuals are manifested by testalgia.

The Board has decided to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including psychosis. The decision is based on new and material evidence submitted by the veteran.