Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a dental disability and an annual clothing allowance.

The Board determined that the appellant's character of discharge was other than honorable due to willful and persistent misconduct, which serves as a bar to VA compensation benefits.

The veteran's arthritis of the right and left hands does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's qualifying chronic disabilities under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, including chest pain with shortness of breath, nosebleeds, blurred vision, and foot rash, all presumed to be related to his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to inadequate VCAA notice.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's bursitis of the left hip, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Horton's syndrome warrants an initial rating of 30 percent, effective from the earliest possible date.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's right ear ulcer to his service, including any exposure to herbicides. As a result, the claim for service connection for a right ear ulcer, claimed as secondary to exposure to herbicide, is denied.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for back pain was denied as her condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current blocked nasal lacrimal duct to his military service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right hip disability did not meet the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation prior to May 19, 1997. Therefore, an earlier effective date is denied.

The Board found no additional current disability resulting from VA treatment and denied the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding the veteran's eye disorder, including refractive error, blepharospasm, and burn injury residuals to the eyelids and eyebrows. The case is being remanded for these purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his right hand little finger disorder, finding that the condition is analogous to an amputation with metacarpal resection and warranting only a 20% disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing VA treatment records and a need for a VA cardiology examination.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected post-operative ventral hernia, finding that his disability did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for mitochondrial myopathy, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking the condition to his period of active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a left great toe injury and residuals of a foot fungus due to lack of evidence linking the current conditions to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for secondary service connection for macular degeneration, finding that there is no competent evidence of record that the condition is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected bilateral aphakia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of new and material evidence, as well as the findings that the disabilities were incurred due to willful misconduct not in the line of duty.