Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran is seeking service connection for disc degeneration at L5-S1 as secondary to his service-connected mechanical low back disability. The Board has remanded the case for a medical examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, concluding that chronic lymphocytic leukemia was not incurred or aggravated by service and no presumption related to radiation exposure applied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hallux valgus of his left foot, finding that the condition does not present such an exceptional or unusual disability picture as to render impractical the application of the regular schedular standards.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the extension of eligibility for vocational rehabilitation training. As a result, the Board dismisses the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for perianal fistulas as secondary to Crohn's disease, and has found that the veteran's Crohn's disease was aggravated by his military service. Ulcerative colitis is not considered a current disability.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge from service was under honorable conditions, and thus not a bar to VA benefits due to his absence without leave (AWOL).

The veteran's TMJ dysfunction was not found to warrant a compensable evaluation from June 15, 1991 to July 19, 1993 or an evaluation in excess of 30 percent from July 20, 1993.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for educational assistance benefits, finding that 10 credit hours taken from January 8, 2002, through April 26, 2002 were non-required courses and thus not eligible for VA educational assistance.

The appellant is not eligible for Chapter 35 educational benefits because he turned 26 years old before applying, and the effective date of his veteran's total disability was after that age.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and consideration of his claims, including a review of the information and evidence not of record necessary to substantiate his claim of entitlement to service connection for a cardiac disorder, originally claimed as myocardial infarction, secondary to anxiety disorder.

The veteran's essential thrombocythemia, a form of leukemia, is granted service connection due to in-service radiation exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for periodontal disease, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen his previously denied claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for resection of the large and small intestines and injury to muscle group XIX, residual of colostomy. The veteran was granted service connection for these conditions but a higher rating is not warranted under applicable diagnostic codes.

The veteran's ulcerative colitis was found to not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating before September 12, 2005.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and initial compensable ratings, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has granted a 30% disability rating for the veteran's service-connected cold injury residuals of the right hand, effective from the date of the decision.

The veteran's application for a waiver of recovery of $19,519.77 in VA loan guaranty indebtedness was denied due to his act of bad faith and misrepresentation regarding his marital status at the time of the loan application.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for amblyopia, finding that it is not a disease within VA compensation purposes and there was no evidence to support its occurrence in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected atrial fibrillation, finding that the maximum schedular rating of 30 percent is already assigned. The effective date of this rating remains before the Board.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for cholangitis with jaundice is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and review of his medical records.