Other conditions Board decisions

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected alopecia areata, which is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of this rating.

The appellant is not entitled to an apportionment of the veteran's VA disability compensation benefits as she is no longer the veteran's spouse and the relevant regulations do not apply to her.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current edema of the lower extremities was incurred in active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cold injury residuals of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are at least as likely as not related to his military service, including in-service exposure to cold weather conditions. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a VA examination and additional VCAA notice.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an initial, compensable rating for sexual dysfunction as his condition does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7522.

The Board finds that the veteran's blindness of the left eye is proximately caused by VA's failure to timely diagnose and treat his glaucoma, which resulted in permanent loss of vision. The most probative medical evidence supports this conclusion.

The veteran's appeal for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a non-VA hospital has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to a waiver of overpayment due to her child's receipt of VA benefits while the veteran was in fugitive felon status.

The Board has determined that the veteran's treatment at Flagler Hospital on December 24, 2006 was for a medical emergency of such nature that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention to be hazardous to life or health. Therefore, payment or reimbursement is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected chronic gastritis warrants a 10 percent disability rating, effective from June 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for absence of stomach muscles and collapse of veins, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to these conditions.

The veteran's dysthymic disorder (previously diagnosed as a conversion reaction) is not of sufficient severity to warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent, and he is not entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The appeal for apportionment of the veteran's compensation benefits was denied due to the lack of financial hardship and the fact that the veteran has been providing child support.

The veteran is not eligible for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a non-VA facility because the criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725 and 38 C.F.R. § 17.1002(b) and (c) were not met.

The Board finds that a service-connected disability, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, was a contributory cause of the veteran's death and grants the appellant's claim.

The Board denied service connection for twitching, shortness of breath, and rashes and sores as they were not shown to be manifestations of an undiagnosed illness attributable to the veteran's service during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board finds that service connection for lymphoma is warranted based on the veteran's exposure to zinc chromate during service.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral pes cavus, claimed as high arches, to include secondary to residuals of surgery on the right fifth toe.