Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that there is no current psychiatric disability and denied the veteran's claim for service connection for altered mental status or personality disorder. The issue of service connection for back injury was also addressed, but as it pertains to a different theory (direct service connection) than what was originally requested in the appeal.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an effective date earlier than April 15, 2003 for recognition as the helpless child of the veteran on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 years for VA death pension benefits purposes.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for recurrent corneal erosion in the left eye, effective from July 30, 2004.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral angular conjunctivitis was denied by the Board. The evidence did not show active conjunctivitis or objective symptoms warranting a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right foot synovial sarcoma, which led to amputation, was present during service and is therefore entitled to service connection.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left hand disability is being remanded to the RO for further evaluation and consideration under Diagnostic Code 5228, which evaluates limitation of thumb motion.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to November 13, 2002 for the grant of service connection for AML. The case is also remanded for additional development regarding a permanent and total 100 percent evaluation for AML from June 1, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for postoperative conditions of a right inguinal hernia and service connection for lumbosacral strain with sciatica. The claim for a compensable rating was based on slight discomfort when lifting heavy objects, while the claim for service connection was not addressed due to its separate nature.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of weight-bearing position in evaluating his service-connected left ankle disability.

The RO granted service connection for the veteran's left hip arthritis and assigned an initial 20 percent disability rating retroactively effective from December 9, 1992.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen his previously denied claim of basic eligibility for VA disability compensation and pension benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board dismissed the motion for revision of an August 30, 2005 decision on the grounds that it did not meet the requirements for a motion based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependents' educational assistance under Title 38, Chapter 35, United States Code due to her lack of knowledge about possible sources of funding for higher education.

The Board has determined that a VA facility was not feasibly available for the veteran's treatment at United Regional Health Care System in September 2004, and thus grants the claim.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with an effective date of October 5, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for compensation for loss of use of his right foot, finding that the earliest date as of which it is factually ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred was January 29, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran currently does not have a disability manifested by microscopic hematuria, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The VA denied service connection for a pneumothorax in October 1998 and did not receive new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the veteran's VA benefits on behalf of his helpless child JJ, finding that the veteran reasonably provides support and there is no financial hardship.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current stomach and arthritis complaints are not related to his military service, leading to a denial of these claims.