Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical center records from 1995 to 2000. The veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a laceration of the left arm is pending.

The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the previous denial does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for a left foot disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right elbow, with traumatic arthritis and ulnar nerve involvement do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 40 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for cold injury residuals of the upper extremities and an increased disability rating for left foot cold injury residuals with reflex sympathetic dystrophy, effective August 7, 2000.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of his claims, including those related to effective dates.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sleep disorder is caused by his service-connected tinnitus, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has ordered further efforts to obtain the appellant's service medical records and personnel records. The case will be readjudicated after these records are obtained.

The Board found that the veteran's discharge was due to willful and persistent misconduct, specifically unauthorized absence from his military service. This resulted in a UOTHC (under other than honorable conditions) discharge, which constitutes a bar to VA compensation and pension benefits.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hallux rigidus, concluding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease leading to the current condition.

The veteran's service-connected coin lesion, benign, left upper lobe, lung has been removed. The RO should consider whether the surgical excision resulted in residuals and determine if there is any aggravation of a pre-existing lung disorder.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected right hip greater trochanteric bursitis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a medical examination.

The VA granted service connection for residuals of a right fourth finger fracture but did not assign any compensable rating.

The Board found that the cause of death was not related to service-connected conditions and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for kyphoscoliosis with back pain. As a result, the claim remains denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sickle cell disease was aggravated by service, and therefore grants service connection for its aggravation.

The veteran's appeal for a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability is being remanded to the RO for additional action.

The Board determined that the veteran had bad faith in creating an overpayment of $7,014 and thus waived recovery is precluded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lung disability, pulmonary lymphoma, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is unrelated to any exposure to asbestos. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for a right arm disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hyperkeratotic skin lesions do not meet the criteria for a compensable initial evaluation, and thus denied her claim.