Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right lower leg and left thigh disabilities do not warrant ratings in excess of the current 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively.

The VA has granted a noncompensable rating for the veteran's service-connected right thumb injury, which was later increased to 10 percent effective from May 11, 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, citing insufficient evidence to support any theory of service connection.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have chronic priapism or impotence and denied his claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 based on VA treatment.

The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has restored a 30 percent evaluation for xanthomatosis of the elbows, hands, right thigh, and left patellar area with hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia effective March 1, 1999.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that there was no evidence linking any disability to his active military service.

The appeal is being remanded to the Regional Office for further development and consideration in accordance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000. The issues on appeal will be reconsidered based on the new law.

The Board found no evidence of current disabilities related to malnutrition, dysentery, or malaria. The claims were denied.

The Board found that the veteran's award of non-service-connected disability pension benefits was properly terminated due to excess income, effective August 1, 1998.

The Board found that apportionment to the veteran's estranged wife of additional benefits for a spouse and one child between November 1993 and March 1995 was improper, based on the failure to follow proper procedures in awarding the apportionment.

The motion for revision of a Board decision dated January 25, 1977 was not signed by the moving party or their representative and did not identify specific issues. As such, it has been dismissed without prejudice to refiling.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected spondylolysis at L-5, effective from June 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of verified stressors in service, despite the veteran's reported combat experiences. The case was remanded for further development and examination.

The Board has granted service connection for a surgical scar on the veteran's back, but denied service connection for other back disabilities.

The Board denied an increased initial evaluation for the residuals of ganglion cyst excisions of the left wrist, finding no evidence to warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the claim due to insufficient evidence and requested additional medical records, a VA examination, and further development of the record.

The Board finds that the veteran's cataracts were incurred during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostatitis does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at SBCMC. The denial was based on the fact that the treatment received was for a nonservice-connected disorder and did not meet VA criteria for authorization.