Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's left elbow disability is rated at 10 percent, effective May 1, 2000. The claim for service connection for residuals of a nasal fracture status post septoplasty has been denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left Achilles tendon disorder is related to her military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of a veteran was previously denied due to lack of recognized service. New evidence submitted since January 1993 is considered new but not material, and thus does not raise a possibility of substantiating the claim.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected amnestic disorder, characterized by occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to short-term memory impairment, warrants a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board found no evidence of a right testicle disorder or inguinal hernia in service and concluded that the current condition is not related to military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has determined that the veteran's current prostate condition is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a left foot injury warrant a 20 percent rating, which is higher than the current 10 percent assigned.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in VA's duty to notify and assist claimants, as well as issues related to exposure to ionizing radiation. The appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of death and DEA are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development under the criteria of willful and persistent misconduct, but no adjudication was provided. The appeal is now pending again.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from the U.S. Air Force Academy Medical Facility in Colorado for treatment received by the veteran in 2002.

The Board has ordered additional development due to outstanding VA treatment records and a need for an examination to determine the relationship between the veteran's current gastrointestinal problems and his period of active service.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of his loan guaranty indebtedness, finding fault on the part of the veteran in creating the debt and concluding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence in the service medical records or in the veteran's lay testimony of a specific inhalation injury or unusual exposure during service that could have resulted in the veteran's right lung pathology and removal over 40 years after service.

The Board has granted service connection for a neurogenic bladder disorder, finding that the veteran's symptoms are related to his military service. The claim for incomplete paraplegia was denied as there is no current diagnosis of this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right lower extremity, specifically involving Muscle Group XIII and XIV, meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating based on moderate impairment.

The Board found that the veteran's alopecia areata was not present during service or for months thereafter, and was not caused by any incident of service including Agent Orange exposure. The Board also determined that it was not caused by or permanently worsened by his service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's service is not considered wartime service, thus he does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board found that the veteran's left hip disability, characterized by severe degenerative joint disease with limited motion, did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent for the period from August 20, 2002 to May 26, 2004.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. His residuals of a fractured C2 odontoid process are currently rated at 20 percent, and his depressive disorder is rated at 30 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for eosinophilia and assigned a 10% rating for Raynaud's syndrome effective August 5, 2002. The appeals for leishmania and schistosomiasis were dismissed.