Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred from December 12, 2003 to December 16, 2003 was denied as he had not received VA health care within the previous 24-month period and his enrollment in the VA system did not qualify him for reimbursement under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify whether the veteran was exposed to herbicides while stationed in Okinawa, Japan. The claim will be reconsidered based on new evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for squamous papilloma of the left nasal vestibule and residuals of a back injury, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his hip replacement surgery and treatment records.

The veteran's current ocular disability of the left eye was not caused by VA medical or surgical treatment, and therefore compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied.

The Board found that the veteran was born with hemoglobin sickle cell disease and diagnosed with it prior to service. The disorder is considered a congenital defect, not incurred or aggravated by military service.

The veteran is granted a 30 percent disability evaluation for the period from September 30, 1999 to March 14, 2002. For the period from March 15, 2002 to the present, he is not entitled to a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case to ensure that there is a complete record upon which to decide whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of his right leg disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's neck injury and gastrointestinal disorder are not related to his military service, leading to a denial of these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left frontal neuralgia warrants an initial rating of 10 percent, as it is manifested by moderately severe tenderness and some numbness to pinprick sensation on the lateral aspect of the upper left forehead area.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left bicep contusion. The Board also found that there is sufficient medical evidence linking the veteran's current condition to his military service, granting service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's overpayment of VA educational assistance benefits was valid and denied his appeal.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as service connection for dental trauma residuals to include loss of tooth number 8 is currently in effect, and no allegation of error remains.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of evidence.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disability during service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran did not have current residuals of a broken left tibia or avascular necrosis of the bilateral hip and femur bones that were incurred in service. The claims for service connection were denied.

The veteran's cerebrovascular accidents were not found to be related to his service-connected residuals of fractures of the right orbit and nasal bones, and he is denied an increased rating for those residuals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for malaria and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left knee. The veteran's claim for malaria was denied due to lack of evidence of current disability, while his claim for the gunshot wound was granted with a 10 percent evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder was evaluated as 30 percent disabling prior to November 1, 2005. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the November 1971 rating decision is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for left thumb disability.