Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's intervertebral disc disease did not develop during service and is not related to any in-service event. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right leg and thigh disability due to service, as there is no evidence of such a condition during or after service. The current symptoms are related to his service-connected low back disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a medical examination to address service connection for an eye disorder and any pre-existing conditions.

The Board has ordered a new VA examination to clarify the nature and etiology of any left leg disability, including whether it is proximately due or aggravated by service-connected right and left foot disabilities. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's eligibility for VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, finding that he did not meet the basic eligibility criteria due to receiving more than $2,000 in tuition assistance each year of his ROTC scholarship program.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for venous insufficiency as a residual of a cold injury, finding that there was no evidence to support this claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and PTSD, finding no evidence of chronic conditions related to service or credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various skin conditions, including basal cell carcinoma and urticaria, were denied as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his active duty or exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the veteran's claimed stressors. The AOJ is instructed to request unit records for the veteran's unit, 154th Transportation Company, for the time period of January through March 1967.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to a compensable evaluation for his service-connected reduced testosterone level with inability to reproduce, as he does not have a penile deformity. The claim is denied.

The Board has determined that the overpayment amount was not properly created and granted, but the case is remanded for recalculation of the overpayment based on the veteran's receipt of compensation for his spouse after their divorce.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a fractured right jaw, broken eardrum, and lung disorder (atelectasis). The claims for PTSD, hearing loss with tinnitus, asthma, and TMJ syndrome were also denied as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a 20 percent evaluation for gouty arthritis, which was previously rated at 10 percent. The decision also notes that the veteran's service-connected disability affects his employment but does not warrant an extra-schedular evaluation.

The veteran seeks an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a right eye injury with traumatic maculopathy. The RO/AMC will schedule the veteran for a VA ophthalmology examination to determine the nature and extent of his condition, and then readjudicate the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma, a back injury with sciatica, and PTSD due to lack of competent medical evidence establishing a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's colon cancer is not related to his in-service exposure to herbicides and denied service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and records, including MRI reports of his right ankle.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a fracture of the left elbow based on new medical evidence that links his current condition to an injury in 1962, which is consistent with his active duty service. The case is now remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the April 2000 rating decision is not new and material, and thus denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a respiratory condition due to asbestos exposure.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for lung nodule(s) and residuals of right lower lobe pneumonia. The claim for service connection for a right ear tumor is pending, as are the claims for service connection for colon cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation and/or toxic chemicals.