Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed as a result.

The veteran does not have fatigue that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active military service, to include as due to undiagnosed illness or other qualifying, chronic disability.

The VA determined that the veteran's thoracic spine arthritis does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent, as it has resulted in no more than severe limitation of dorsal spine motion and there is no ankylosis or cord involvement.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service during the periods from January 10, 1966 to May 27, 1966 and April 17, 1968 to October 4, 1968 qualifies as active military service for pension purposes.

The Board has denied service connection for left arm, neck, right leg, and left leg disorders. The veteran's gynecologic disorder claim is not established. Service connection for the right deltoid strain was granted with a rating of 20 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his postoperative right inguinal hernia is being remanded due to the need for a CT scan of the abdomen/pelvis.

The veteran did not have any qualifying wartime service, so the appellant does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for VA non-service connected death pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for new and material evidence to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for neuritis of the left thigh.

The veteran's recurrent urinary tract infections are rated as 0 percent disabling due to infrequent episodes not requiring hospitalization or intensive management.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied because he has not established eligibility prior to his incarceration, and payment cannot be made during his ongoing imprisonment.

The veteran's appeal is being returned to the RO for scheduling a personal hearing before a traveling member of the Board. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The veteran's appeal to the April 2003 decision finding that he lacked basic eligibility for education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (Selected Reserve Assistance Program) was perfected in a timely manner. The Muskogee Education Office is directed to readjudicate the claim based on additional evidence and provide a Supplemental Statement of the Case if necessary.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected ulcerative colitis does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as his symptoms have been intermittent and well controlled by medication.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his residuals of a minimal compression fracture of L1 and L2, left knee torn medial meniscus, and duodenal ulcer. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, as determined by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).

The Board has determined that the evidence submitted by the appellant does not meet the criteria for reopening her claim of entitlement to recognition as the surviving spouse of the veteran for VA purposes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's mood disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and therefore denied the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine whether the veteran has current premature ventricular contractions or chest pain that was incurred in service, and if so, whether it is at least as likely as not (50 percent probability or more) that such disability began in service or is otherwise the result of a disease or injury in service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for essential thrombocythemia, stating that there is no evidence linking the condition to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for right hydrocele and left epididymitis, finding no evidence of a chronic condition in service or continuity of symptomatology from service to the present. The veteran's statements regarding these conditions were not supported by medical evidence.