Other conditions Board decisions

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection and increased evaluations, finding no evidence linking his current gastroesophageal disability to his military service.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied multiple times, and no new or material evidence was submitted to reopen the claims. The most recent denial occurred in 2003 when he filed a request to reopen his claim after receiving medical opinions indicating permanent and total disability. His claim was granted with an effective date of May 30, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected hiatal hernia does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7346, as there is no evidence of two or more symptoms necessary to warrant such a rating. The veteran's heartburn and epigastric distress are mild, and he denies regurgitation, vomiting, or substernal arm/shoulder pain.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of service personnel records and needs further development before deciding on the claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current dental disorder and thus denied his claim for service connection for a dental disorder, originally claimed as extractions for dentures and dentures.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral progressive cataracts. The decision is mixed as some issues may be granted while others are denied.

The Board finds that the veteran's current bilateral knee disabilities are related to injuries sustained in service from parachute jumps, and grants service connection for these conditions.

The veteran died during the appeal process, and therefore the case has been dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The veteran is seeking an increased disability rating for his service-connected residuals of subtotal gastrectomy. The Board finds that additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and a new VA examination, is necessary to determine the current severity of his condition.

The veteran's bad faith in the creation of an overpayment of $2,952 in compensation benefits is found to bar him from seeking waiver of recovery. The claim for waiver of recovery must be denied.

The veteran's son, who died of severe birth defects including a lumbosacral meningomyelocele, is not eligible for a monetary allowance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805 as the claim was filed after October 1, 1997 and there is no evidence that his son had spina bifida.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn for the issues of service connection for a skin disorder (claimed as residual to Agent Orange exposure) and an effective date prior to September 25, 2000, for the assignment of a 70 percent evaluation for service-connected PTSD. The remaining issue regarding an increased rating for shrapnel wounds and burn scars has been dismissed due to withdrawal.

The Board has determined that no new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for postoperative residuals of a left cystic ovary.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of in-service medical records and requests for clinical records from Dewitt Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence supporting an undiagnosed illness.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to schedule a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The issues include TDIU, increased ratings for leg and foot conditions, and seeking an earlier effective date.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and increased ratings for multiple lipomas and fibromas, arthritis of the left knee, and residuals of a right knee sprain with degenerative changes were denied. The Board found no evidence of PTSD diagnosis and noted that the veteran does not have any current medical evidence confirming he has the condition at issue.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to report for a hearing and the need to reschedule it. The claims of service connection for choroiditis and rashes are still pending.

The veteran's claims of entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for enucleation of the right eye and entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 17, 2001 for a grant of service connection for skin disorder.