Other conditions decisions — 2003

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is due to exposure to acoustic trauma during service, and thus grants his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for inflammatory rheumatism, also claimed as arthritis of multiple joints, due to new evidence submitted by the veteran. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant, and for assistance in acquiring an automobile or other conveyance or adaptive equipment due to the lack of service-connected disabilities that meet the eligibility requirements.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected stomach cancer, which may be presumed due to radiation exposure during service. As a result, the appeal for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of injury to the right foot, right leg, and right hip.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for phlebitis of the left leg, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot fungus, finding no evidence of current disability and noting that postservice treatment records did not reflect such claimed disorder.

The Board has granted the appellant's petition to reopen her claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits, and the effective date is set at July 2, 1990.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected staphylococcus aureus bacteremia with lymphadenopathy and eosinophilia was reduced to zero percent effective August 1, 1992. The reduction was based on a lack of current active pathology related to the condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral basal laminar disease of the eyes is not related to service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's current left eye disability did not result from a left eye injury during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder due to herbicide exposure (Agent Orange) and remanded the case back to the RO for further action.

The Board denied the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 based on hypothetical entitlement to a total disability rating for a continuous period of at least 10 years prior to death, finding that there was no evidence in the veteran's claims file or VA custody prior to his death.

The veteran's service-connected scars from shell fragment wounds are currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on current clinical findings.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to VA treatment in February 1993, and thus denied his claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current stroke and abdominal surgery to his military service, thus denying the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's malaria is not currently active and does not have any residuals, thus denying a compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction involving the back, left knee, and both thumbs warrants a 20 percent disability rating.

The appellant's claim for accrued benefits was denied because it was not filed within the one-year time period from his mother's death.

The veteran's service-connected claustrophobia is rated at 100 percent, the highest possible rating, due to severe impairment in interpersonal and occupational relations.