Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for Arnold-Chiari Malformation and gout, finding that the conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a back disability. The appeal is remanded to obtain additional medical records and to provide the veteran with proper notice under Dingess v. Nicholson.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a psychiatric examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability is related to service, specifically chloroquine phosphate use.

The veteran is seeking compensation for a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) resulting from VA treatment. The case has been remanded to obtain consent forms and medical records, as well as arrange for a neurological examination.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for fibroids and pelvic adhesions, as well as PTSD, are being remanded due to the need for additional development of her medical records.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic T-cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides) due to a lack of evidence showing a causal relationship between her current condition and active military service.

The Board finds that recovery of the overpayment of $1,811 for the period from October 1, 1999 through October 28, 1999 is against equity and good conscience. Therefore, waiver of this overpayment is granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for endometriosis and ovarian cysts, finding that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence showing these conditions pre-existed her military service.

The veteran's overpayment of compensation benefits due to incarceration following a felony conviction on August 30, 2002 was denied as the claim fails because of absence of legal merit or lack of entitlement under the law.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected post-operative residuals of a gunshot wound to the abdomen and left pneumothorax do not meet the criteria for higher disability evaluations. The scars of the left midaxillary line and trunk have also been evaluated as non-compensably disabling.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims of service connection for a skin disorder and right hip injury, as there was no medical nexus linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 20 percent for the veteran's right tibia disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 3, 2002 for the grant of service connection for cancer of the larynx. The veteran's informal claim in September 2002 was considered as a formal application to reopen his previously denied claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a right elbow disability as secondary to his service-connected right wrist disability, but finds that there is no evidence linking this condition to service or service-connected conditions. As such, the claim for direct service connection remains denied.

The Board found no evidence of a heart condition in service or within the applicable presumptive period, and thus denied the claim for service connection for cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for non-service connected disability pension benefits as he did not meet the basic eligibility requirements due to lack of wartime service. The appeal is dismissed.

The VA determined that the veteran's left lower quadrant abdominal pain is not service-connected due to lack of a diagnosed condition.

The veteran's appeals for service connection and an earlier effective date are pending. The Board has determined that the veteran withdrew his appeal regarding ligament damage of the right elbow due to heart catheterization in service, leaving only the issues of service connection for heart damage from heart catheterization and seeking an earlier effective date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for idiopathic dystonia is denied as there is no evidence of a disability in service and no nexus between any current disorder and service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current respiratory disorder is related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for a respiratory disorder.