Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of his VA compensation benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of cold injuries to both feet and assigned a 30 percent rating each, effective March 20, 2003. The veteran's psychiatric disorder was not found to be related to his service-connected foot disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran sustained dental trauma in service resulting in his current dental condition.

The Board has ordered a remand due to inadequate VA examination and the need for additional development, including an examination of the veteran's spine. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, claimed as residuals of a left ear infection including pain, difficulty hearing, dizziness and a roaring noise, are not causally related to his period of military service.

The veteran's overpayment of VA improved pension benefits was not due to fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith. However, recovery of the overpayment would not be against equity and good conscience.

The veteran's depressive reaction is currently rated at 30 percent, reflecting moderate impairment in occupational and social functioning.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for facial nerve paralysis, finding no verified stressors of record and concluding that the veteran's condition was not due to VA medical care.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a TDIU due to his service-connected postoperative herniated nucleus pulposus, L4 left. The evidence did not show that he was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment solely as a result of this disability.

The Board has granted service connection for diarrhea as secondary to medications used to treat the veteran's service-connected skin condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than October 1, 2003 for adding his daughter JLD as a dependent to his compensation award. The decision found that the earliest communication regarding this issue was received on September 9, 2003.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and unit histories from the veteran's active duty in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War. The RO will request an opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether dermatomyositis is related to the veteran's participation in the Gulf War.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral arm weakness was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. Her bilateral shin splints are currently rated at noncompensable (0%) under Diagnostic Code 5299-5262.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been presented.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lumps on both shins had their onset during active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that there is no current medical evidence showing the presence of a bilateral foot disorder. Therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of head trauma was pending since January 1976 and has been granted with an effective date of November 18, 2002. The veteran is also entitled to additional VA disability compensation benefits for his dependent child M.W., which he seeks an earlier effective date for.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for nosebleeds and found that his pre-existing condition worsened during active duty, allowing him to establish service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased evaluation for his right knee disorder, finding that the disability did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.