Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to polymyositis resulting from VA treatment, finding that service connection was decided on the merits and not involving a presumption or new evidence.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for postoperative residuals of a left navicular fracture is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left hand disability, claimed as Dupuytren's contracture, as secondary to his service-connected right hand Dupuytren's contracture. The medical evidence does not support the claim that the left hand disability is related to or aggravated by the service-connected right hand disability.

The Board has ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) addressing whether the veteran's Chapter 30 debt was created by fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith and whether collection would be against equity and good conscience. The case will then be returned for further appellate review if necessary.

The veteran seeks service connection for right groin pain, which he claims is related to an injury sustained in service. The Board has determined that additional development is needed before a decision can be made.

The veteran's overpayment of VA service-connected compensation benefits is denied as recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board found no evidence of a current eye disorder for VA purposes and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's heart disability, but with an effective date of March 7, 1994.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and TDIU were denied as the evidence did not establish that he was entitled to such a date based on the regulations governing effective dates.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the current degree of impairment due to his service-connected laceration of the left middle finger.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of cold weather injuries to the feet and hands, but remanded the issue of service connection for a respiratory disorder (claimed as residuals of pneumonia) due to lack of clarity in the veteran's request for a hearing.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for numbness of the left side of the body, finding that there is no current disability related to this symptom and thus denying the claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for death pension benefits as she was not married to the veteran at the time of his death, and thus cannot be considered his surviving spouse.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of elevated liver enzymes and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The VA determined that the veteran's right wrist tendonitis does not warrant a compensable rating as it did not result in significant limitation of motion or ankylosis.

The veteran's claim for non service-connected pension benefits was denied as she did not serve during a period of war. The case is remanded to determine the etiology of her diagnosed bilateral foot disorder.

The Board has determined that a rating of 20 percent for residuals, post-operative arthrotomy and pateloplasty, right knee is warranted due to the presence of locking and effusion. The traumatic arthritis of the right knee does not meet criteria for higher ratings.

The veteran died from a service-connected condition, but the appellant's eligibility for Chapter 35 benefits is denied as she did not file her claim within the 10-year period of eligibility.

The Board has determined that the appellant's emergency medical services provided from March 18, 2004 to April 18, 2004 were reasonable and necessary under the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act. The veteran was found to have a condition of such severity (aortic dissection) that delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to his life or health.

The veteran's appeal is about service connection for residuals of surgery for larynx cancer, claimed as secondary to his service-connected suppurative otitis media. The issue of an increased rating for the right ear has already been addressed and denied.