Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a left foot condition due to the lack of evidence linking any current disability to the veteran's active service.

The veteran is deemed competent to manage his own affairs without limitation.

The veteran's residuals of a punji stick wound to the right hand are rated at 10 percent, and his residuals of a gunshot wound of the left thigh are rated at 20 percent.

The case is remanded to the VAMC for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claim.

The veteran's active service did not take place during a period of war specified by law, and he is therefore not eligible for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for right knee recurrent subluxation and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for arthritis of the right knee.

The Board granted the waiver of recovery of loan guaranty indebtedness in the amount of $12,161.87 plus accumulated interest as it would be against equity and good conscience to recover the debt.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional medical records and a VA examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected leukopenia with secondary anemia.

The appeal was remanded to schedule a Board hearing for the veteran.

The veteran's claim for service connection for chronic mouth reconstruction residuals was denied as he has already been granted service connection for related dental conditions and is eligible for VA dental treatment.

The veteran is granted payment or reimbursement for emergency services incurred between November 2, 2006 and November 5, 2006, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied the claims on appeal by a March 2006 decision, which was subsequently vacated due to a failure to provide proper notice and assistance.

The Board denied service connection for mitral valve prolapse and arthritis of the left great toe, finding that neither condition was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for epididymitis was denied as there is no competent medical evidence establishing that he has a diagnosis of epididymitis.

The Board denied service connection for aortic insufficiency, finding no medical evidence linking the condition to service or any service-connected disability.

The veteran's respiratory disability was rated at 100 percent effective August 23, 2007, due to the need for outpatient oxygen therapy.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a bilateral eye disability claimed as a result of VA treatment in October 1993, finding no evidence that the veteran's current cataracts and decrease in visual acuity were related to the one-time use of ear drops in his eyes.

The appeal was remanded for a travel board hearing at the Portland Regional Office.

The veteran's residuals of a duodenal ulcer are characterized by continuous moderate manifestations of mild diffuse abdominal pain, warranting a 20 percent initial disability rating.