Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for postoperative residuals of right pterygium surgery, previously claimed as a right eye disorder. The evidence submitted since the November 2000 decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The veteran's keratopathy, status post-extracapsular cataract extraction in the left eye is manifested by occasional pain and impaired vision. The VA has granted a 40 percent rating for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for gouty arthritis of the left great toe and assigned a noncompensable rating. The March 2005 decision was revised to grant an initial compensable disability rating of 20 percent as of February 24, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hiatal hernia was not incurred in or related to service, including as due to Agent Orange exposure. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that a VA facility was feasibly available to provide the treatment in question, and thus denied the veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses.

The Board found that the medical services provided by SFMC were not for an emergent condition and that a VA facility was feasibly available, thus denying the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement.

The veteran's vitiligo was not caused by medication prescribed by a VA physician, and therefore compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is denied.

The veteran's service-connected tinea versicolor is currently rated at 30 percent, effective November 26, 2004. The claim for cocaine dependence on a direct basis was denied as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease resulting in the current disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical records and unclear diagnoses. The veteran's cause of death is attributed to a brain tumor/meningioma, which may be related to his 1989 hemangiopericytoma. Lung cancer is also suspected but not confirmed.

The veteran's application for enrollment in the VA medical healthcare system was denied as he did not meet the eligibility criteria and applied after January 17, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal because he did not file a timely notice of disagreement regarding the January 1995 decision to recoup his special separation benefit.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an extension of her delimiting date for receipt of educational benefits under Chapter 35, finding that she was not prevented from initiating or completing a chosen program of education due to a physical or mental disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a cold injury to his upper and lower extremities, finding no evidence of such injuries during active duty service.

The Board has decided that the appellant's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Saratoga Hospital from January 31, 2006 to February 2, 2006 is denied. The appeal is remanded due to missing evidence and information.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on October 4, 2005 at Decatur County General Hospital is currently under review due to the potential receipt of missing documents and incomplete records. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the veteran's chronic dermatophytosis, which is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected traumatic cyst, head of metacarpal of the right index finger is being remanded due to the need for additional development including VA examination and outpatient treatment records.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have objective indicators of a chronic disability involving joint and muscle pain, as the result of an undiagnosed illness. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for shell fragment wounds to the left thigh and tibia were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA regulations.