Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's case is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a videoconference hearing at the RO. The veteran needs to take no further action until notified.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current left inguinal hernia disability to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for residuals of PID, formerly considered as dysmenorrhea, is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to VCAA compliance issues and seeking outstanding medical records.

The case is being remanded to the RO for initial review and consideration of additional evidence, including the appellant's tax return from 2000 and a June 10, 2006 letter from a social services worker. The appellant has the right to submit additional evidence and argument.

The Board found that the veteran's actions constituted bad faith, precluding further consideration of waiver of recovery of the loan guaranty indebtedness.

The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic spondylolisthesis of L4-L5 and spinal canal stenosis. The skin disability claim was reopened, but the RO is still required to adjudicate it further.

The veteran's service-connected left knee disability was granted with a 10 percent rating effective July 7, 2002. The RO has not assigned staged ratings for the period prior to August 20, 2002 and from November 1, 2002 onwards.

The VA granted service connection for costochondritis and assigned a 20% rating effective from March 7, 2006. The veteran seeks further increase in disability compensation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current residuals of a cyst, left jaw are related to and can not be reasonably disassociated from his military service, thus granting service connection.

The Board has granted a combined initial evaluation of 40 percent for hidradenitis of the left buttock, right buttock, and left axilla. The veteran's disability is rated by analogy under Diagnostic Code 7801 (scars other than head, face, or neck that are deep or cause limited motion).

The veteran is seeking to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection of ulcerative colitis. The RO will need to provide him with proper VCAA notice and obtain relevant medical records from the Wall, SSA decision, and any other pertinent evidence.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as a failure to establish that driving under the influence was misconduct.

The appellant's service is recognized but does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for VA pension benefits.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination and retrieval of relevant medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's eye disorder, diagnosed as OHS (ocular histoplasmosis syndrome), was incurred during his active duty service. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current PVD of the lower extremities, including whether it is more likely than not that the veteran's PVD preexisted service or was aggravated during service. The examiner should also provide an opinion on whether the veteran's PVD is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected CAD and/or hypertension.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected DJD, status post right ring finger PIP joint release (dominant) warrants a disability evaluation of 10 percent.

The Board found that the appellant's late husband did not have qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, and therefore denied her claim for basic eligibility for VA death benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed temporomandibular joint dysfunction was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.