Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of evidence showing that VA treatment caused his conditions, and found that the progression of peripheral vascular disease was not related to VA care.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his service-connected residuals of a fracture to the fourth metacarpal left hand major, finding that there was no evidence showing that this disability is analogous to amputation or affects other digits. The RO rated the veteran at the noncompensable level based on normal range of motion and grip strength.

The Board has determined that further verification of the veteran's claimed in-service stressors is needed, and thus remands the case to the RO for this purpose.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for Reiter's syndrome and found that new evidence submitted since the July 2002 rating decision relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim. However, the Board determined that Reiter's syndrome did not manifest in service or within one year thereafter, and is not due to herbicide exposure.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital from August 15, 2005 to September 7, 2005 are denied as the treatment was not for an adjudicated service-connected disability and he has coverage under Medicare.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need to adjudicate a claim for clear and unmistakable error in the March 1970 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 and Reduction and Termination of Death Pension Benefits claims for further development to ensure compliance with the VCAA notice and duty-to-assist provisions.

The veteran is entitled to special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ due to service-connected erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability, including kyphosis and sacroiliac instability, finding no evidence of current disabilities or aggravation during service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's income exceeds the statutory limits for entitlement to death pension benefits, regardless of the veteran's honorable service. Therefore, her claim is denied.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain relevant medical records from the veteran's May 1981 hospitalization at Laughlin Air Force Base. The case will be remanded for further review based on all available evidence.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to stomach cancer, finding that there was no evidence linking the veteran's stomach cancer to his military service or any incident therein, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability manifested by swollen lymph nodes, and denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin rash and assigned a 30 percent evaluation for migraine headaches, effective December 30, 2017. The veteran disagrees with the effective date of this decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an apportionment of his VA disability compensation benefits to the appellant and her children, finding that he was reasonably discharging his responsibility for their support.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a chronic right hip disorder to include degenerative joint disease, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his wartime service or any service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected basal cell carcinoma on the nose with squamous cell carcinoma of the left cheek and actinic keratoses of the face is not productive of factors that would warrant a higher rating under VA's schedular criteria.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's right hand disorder and essential tremor to his service. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant's indebtedness to VA has been written off, resolving the overpayment issue.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of a left eye cataract extraction performed by VA, finding no fault on VA's part and that the event was not reasonably foreseeable.