Other conditions decisions — 2000

The veteran's liver disorder is not service-connected due to the lack of evidence linking it to his military service. The initial evaluation for PTSD remains unchanged.

The veteran's service-connected condition (psychoneurosis) did not meet the criteria for a total disability rating for at least ten years prior to his death, and therefore DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 were denied.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to military service or service-connected chronic prostatitis.

The Board has determined that the earliest effective date for the grant of service connection for partial amputation of the distal phalanx of the left index finger is April 7, 1997.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that his current condition is not related to military service and was initially present prior to enlistment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his blood pressure readings have not consistently met the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on September 11, 1992, at a private endodontics clinic is denied because the treatment was not for a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of excision of a ganglion cyst warrant a 20 percent rating, reflecting significant functional impairment including loss of sensation and diminished motor power.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for a left elbow disorder, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board dismissed the appeal as moot because a full grant of benefits has already been established for the veteran's service-connected shell fragment wound of the left calf and foot.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and reopening of a service connection claim were denied. The Board found no current evidence of left urethral stones or significant arthritis in the right fifth finger.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obesity because there is no competent evidence linking the condition to any incident, injury or disease during active military service.

The Board denied compensable disability ratings for the veteran's left varicocele and residuals of a right foot injury, finding that the evidence did not support higher evaluations.

The appellant's service is not recognized, and therefore he does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for VA benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for emphysema and nicotine dependence, finding that there was no well-grounded evidence to support these claims.

The VA has denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected right chest gunshot wound residuals, currently rated at 40 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Dupuytren's contractures of both hands, finding that his claim was not well-grounded.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant's notice of disagreement was not timely filed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's duodenal ulcer does not meet the criteria for an increased evaluation beyond the current 20 percent rating.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied because the assaults did not constitute medical treatment, and therefore do not qualify for compensation.